>>5415706The Ripple Trackers, distant cousin and ancient foe, was once a predator par excellence. Not a single species could claim the sheer speed they possessed nor the sensory sophistication. It was their claim to apex predator, their singular niche, and their sole reason for survival. When the starving times came and the Lump Grazers turned rare, the Ripple Trackers doubled down and grew stronger muscles, capable of propelling them even faster through the waves in search of prey. In any other time, this would’ve been a powerful adaptation and even now could’ve won their continuation, were it not for a cruel lack of luck. Sooner or later, one failed hunting trip too many drove aggressive packs scattered across the narrow band ecosystem to a bitter pattern of infighting that their species couldn’t afford. Eventually, their pack dynamic collapsed and every Ripple Tracker sought to fend for itself, but by then this was too little, too late.
The last of their kind died hungry and alone.
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