>>5409512As the Flounder Feeders expand their organ portfolio, the Shufflers shift their behavior to begin consuming Growth Lumps and Growth Strands alongside the Lump Grazers, Lazy Feeders, and few unlucky members of other species that fall into its toothless maw. Normally such a shift to an omnivorous diet would require a restructure of the species’ digestive system but the Shufflers already have a quite resilient and thorough set of stomachs. Due to this, they’re able to sustain themselves between prey and are much less likely to starve. This newfound versatility partially offsets the losses they’ve taken from heavy metal poisoning and their population, while drastically lowered, stays static.
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