Glandemcator Brn Pacificus

The Western most example of the feiarostratae ("Fey Beaked") family of pseudo monotremes, Glandemcator Brn Pacificus exists solely on Gary Oak Acorns, rather limiting its home range from Southeastern Vancouver Island to Southern California.  It is believed to be most prevalent in the Southern Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands at the Northern limit of its range, and from the Central Oregon to Northern California coast, mid way through its original territory.  

Highly adapted to its specialised diet, Glandemcator Brn Pacificus first crushes the acorns using its broad, boney feet and strong beak.  Critically endangered, the very peaceful G. Brn Pacificus lives inside hollow bowls within the lower trunks of its sole food source, a natural defence against its primary natural predators, owls and weasels.  If threatened G. Brn Pacificus' first defence is usually to rapidly bury itself in the earth, while slowing down its breathing and metabolism in an effort to avoid detection, after attempting to mislead predators through a remarkable gift for both mimicry and ventriloquism; however, if discovered it can actively defend itself, throwing acorns, pebbles and small sticks with surprising force and accuracy at the eyes of would be predators.  Since the 19th century domesticated cats, both outdoor pets and feral,  have decimated the already fragile population.  

Males and females of the species can be distinguished by the colours of their cheek patches: those of males are yellow, while females sport blue.  Otherwise, there is no sexual dimorphism within the species.  Pairs tend to bond for life, even if they may live in separate Gary Oak stands and avoid contact for up to four months at a time. The typical female lays 1-4 leathery eggs twice a year, with the young remaining with the female for the first year of their life.  For the second and third years, as adolescents, offspring of both sexes live in close proximity to the father, until finally wandering off to find their own Gary Oak stands at approximately thirty-six months of age.  G. Brn Pacificus is believed to live up to twenty years in the wild.  Sadly, however, no specimen has lived for more than 12 hours in captivity, rather limiting scientific inquiry into this most unique, and exceedingly rare, of Crypto-Imaginarius Occidentalis species.