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Things you may not know about the Shakalaka and Tigrex(Info comes from MHFU, MH3, MHP3, MH3U, wikiwiki.jp, atwiki.jp, Pike, mhfo.wikiwiki.jp)

Shakalaka

Firstly, they are mostly found living in dark forests and caves.

Many hunters underestimate them from them being small but they are on par with some Bird Wyverns.

They will attack anything that isn't of their species, including Shakalakas from other tribes, and they won't give up from their hostile-violent style of living.

They are only the size of a child but they have a lot of physical strength.

Shakalakas have nearly killed a few hunters and fatally wounded some of them in the past but no deaths, unless the Guild doesn't know.

They do in fact have hair on their head and they have been found calmly walking around the Snowy Mountains without their mask.

They have high intelligence on par with humans and the Felynes. This is suggested from the fact they sing and dance to entertain themselves along with build homes for themselves. They also custom make a lot of their own weapons like those bombs and the gas they throw.

When their life is threatened, they will dig underground and leave the area.

They will camouflage themselves by wearing mushrooms/ore on their head before jumping out and ambushing a small animal from their hiding place. They eat meat and like the taste of wyvern meat and they also like a good drink with their meal.

Young Shakalakas will journey to find treasure on their own and bring back whatever they find to their chief(The King Shakalaka)so they could be called and considered adults after this ritual(This explains Cha-Cha's and Kamabya's back story)

The mask for each Shakalaka is similar but slightly different from others. It has been suggested that the slight differences in mask suggest power of command over the others. It has also been suggested that they wear certain masks to show their emotions.

Basically when Shakalakas are older they can't live in harmony with humans or other Lynians from how violent and hostile they are but when raised/taken at a young age they could live in harmony and, learn their language and culture without being hostile.

Tigrex

Firstly, Tigrex's top speed is about 50km per hour or more.

Tigrex is most well-known for its roar, which isn't high pitched, but has a high volume to that can destroy objects or dramatically push back objects. From this roar it has been called the "Roaring Wyvern".

Tigrexs mainly live in the Deserts and Sandy Plains but have been seen in the Snowy Mountains, Tundra, and Frozen Sea. They go to these areas to feed on the Popos, their favorite meal, from finding food in some of the areas they live in is difficult. They've also been living in areas around the Mezeporta like the Gorge and in Barubare's Region like Ruins Field.

They like areas with many different cliffs and height differences to attack prey.

Tigrex will relentlessly stalk their prey and will even track one particular target out of many others of the same species. They can sometimes be greedy and eat more than one prey item.

Tigrexs like chasing down their prey before leaping on their prey and ripping it part, scattering blood and flesh and, breaking bone.

Tigrexs don't have a territory and just wander from place to place while looking for prey. From this, the Guild keeps tabs on many Tigrexs to see where their at and where their possibly going. Sometimes the Tigrex might enter a monsters territory for both protection and food and, most other Flying Wyverns fear Tigrex.

When enraged, it body becomes weaker to attacks and more bound to injuries.

The HC Tigrex is an old male Tigrex with some battle scars and larger horns to show its dominance.

The Tigrex Subspecies is a variant of Tigrex with special components on its scales giving it its black color and making its scales stronger.

They will attack the normal Tigrexs with no warning or even a second thought.

This Tigrex burns energy and its stamina faster than the normal species from its higher metabolism and, it can't really tolerate the cold from this though it still seems to have some resistances against the cold of the desert at night.

Its roars are far stronger than the normal Tigrex's and even more destructive. Its roar can even kill prey at close range, not leaving a single mark on prey.

It is said to become darker from eating certain types of prey.

Its teeth, claws, wings, tail, head, and legs are stronger than Tigrex's.

The Tigrex Rare Species is a subspecies of Tigrex.

It is said to have huge scars on its body that far exceed the normal Tigrex Species.

The Tigrex Rare Species is larger than Tigrex and the Tigrex Subspecies but from its bulk it isn't as fast or agile as the other two.

Only a hand-full of hunters are even allowed to hunt the Tigrex Rare Species and its numbers are small too.

They have red powder on their scales that explodes and it could even be their scales/dead scales.

Its roars are said to be stronger than the Tigrex Subspecies and even able to shake things.

Its secondary Rage Mode is known to the Guild as its "Detonation State". This state is indicated by it having more blood vessels appearing on its body but on some unusual areas to ensure it can keep battling and fighting enraged beyond its normal limits. In this state, its explosive powder is produced more frequently, its speed increases, and its strength increases. It also seemingly becomes smarter. The only two downsides to this state is that it can't stay in this state for long and it loses large amounts of energy in this making it weak to attacks and, extremely tired.

Its claws are used to ignite the explosive powder on its scales.

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