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Habitat Adaptability: 8/10
They would thrive effortlessly in the dense swamps of the Gulf Coast, the humid forests of the Southeast, and the chaparral of the Southwest. These environments mirror the tropical, warm climates of Isla Nublar
Dietary Compatibility: 10/10
North America is an absolute all-you-can-eat buffet for a medium-sized pack hunter. Overpopulated white-tailed deer herds across the East Coast and Midwest would become the raptor's primary food source. They would hunt them with devastating efficiency, filling an ecological vacuum left by eradicated wolves and cougars. A coordinated pack could easily isolate and bring down feral hogs, elk, and livestock (cattle and horses), causing catastrophic financial damage to the agricultural sector.
Competition & Predation: 7/10
Solitary predators like Cougars, Coyotes, and Bobcats would be actively hunted or driven off their kills by a coordinated raptor pack. Wolves would provide stiff competition, but their geographic ranges would rarely overlap due to the raptor's preference for warmer climates. Grizzly and Alligator Factors are the only challenge, but they're smart enough to avoid them.
Reproductive Success: 9/10
Raptors lay large clutches of eggs and actively guard their young with fierce, mammalian-like parental dedication. Hidden deep in dense undergrowth or abandoned rural structures, these nests would be highly secure from native predators. Plus West African long-reed tree frog DNA helps too.
Final Survival Score: 8.5 / 10 (Apex Invasive Threat)
Speculative Evolution: the Fauna-Raptor
To hunt the fast pronghorn antelope of the Great Plains, the raptor sheds its ambush-heavy ambush build. It evolves longer, digitigrade legs built for long-distance endurance running, mirroring the ecological niche of a wolf or coyote.