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Things you may not know about Duramboros(Info comes from MH3, MHP3, MH3U, wikiwiki.jp, atwiki.jp, Hunter Encyclopedia 3, Pike)

Firstly, Duramboros get the title Hammer Tail Wyvern from obviously their tail.

When Duramboros are sleeping or just lying down, they can easily be mistaken for a large mound or hill.

Trees are Duramaboros' staple diet along with fallen trees. They use their tail to knock down trees and is the reason why they evolved this tail, to knock down huge trees. Most fallen trees found in areas are actually caused by Duramboros. They also use their tail for defense against threats and will use their tail in more ways to help them fight threats such as that spin and to fly towards threats. The only downside to this is that after doing some of those attacks, they become highly vulnerable to a counter attack from threats.

As the Dumramboros grow, the new tail shell moves outward and pushes the old away.

Duramboros are very territorial to a point where if anything carelessly approaches them, they will attack and possibly even kill that creature without warning. Its actually a lot more aggressive than most other predatory Brute Wyverns.

Its shell is incomparably thick and cannot be damaged by ordinary monsters. On its shell are moss and mushrooms which grow on it. Its theorized that they use this to retain moisture and warmth but the moss actually serves as a shock absorber for older Duramboros. The mushrooms and moss are also said to serve as food if they aren't able to find any food.

Their humps store nutrients and fat in their humps, which they can burn a lot of when enraged so they can move faster and attack more violently.

Duramboros' horns are wider than a man's chest. These horns are used to intimidate and to charge at threats.

Duramboros are oviparous so they lay eggs. Female Duramboros live in herds and guard the nests from predators. Male Duramboros live alone and while young, males live alone not to far away from the herd as they grow up. Interestingly, most of the Duramboros we hunt are almost always males.

During the winter, Duramboros dig underground to hibernate and use their humps to survive through it. Its said during the fall, Duramboros are pretty much eating as much as they can to survive the winter, including some man-made objects made of wood.

The mushrooms and humps from Duramboros are a delicacy to hunters though the Guild rarely get request to hunt them for that reason.

Due to constant pounding its tailbone has worn into a spherical shape.

Rust Duramboros are a Subspecies of Duramboros and the largest known Brute Wyverns.

Rust Duramaboros are a lot more aggressive than typical Duramboros and can even take on Diablos in heat, including Black Diablos.

Sand and ore doesn't completely change its color to its arid look, a lot of it also from the blood of monsters that attacked it and ended up dying from it. So yeah, Rust Duramboros is basically covered in monsters that attempted to hunt or kill it but failed to before being killed by Rust Duramboros. They will even kill some harmless herbivores.

The copper-stained moss on Rust Duramboros can weaken an opponent's attacks.

Its Axe-like Tail is used to knock sand at threats and is more so a weapon instead of a tool.

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