Log 35, Stilted Shroom Heads. Creatures are starting to get larger as we move upward. There’s not much room to work with, so it’s interesting to see how larger lifeforms adapt to such limited space. The Stilted Shroom Head definitely finds a clever solution. This species walks along the wall horizontally, gracefully jumping from ledge to ledge as if they aren’t hundreds of feet in the air. They have developed an early hoof on their forelimbs. Their toes elongate to evenly distribute weight, with the back forelimb acting as a spring when jumping and the front as a shock absorber. The back legs are stronger, providing more stability and the muscle needed for their cliff face leaps. Stilted Shroom Heads are herbivores, feeding on various plants that grow among the cracks in the wall. They stay at higher levels where the flora is more abundant. The babies aren’t as good with their balance, so parents take care of them at lower levels within caves on the wall. This mass migration down and back up is dangerous, as it puts them in the path of many predators. Fortunately, their unique way of moving makes it hard for predators to give chase.
Those guys seem to be chasing them just fine.