Pterodactyl

The pterodactyl is a flying dinosaur beast that kidnaps Mabel's pet pig Waddles.

History
In the opening theme, an image of the pterodactyl can be seen in a photo.

In "Land Before Swine," the pterodactyl, having escaped from a prison of tree sap, rips off the roof of a police car and flies away by the moon. The next day, it grabs and flies off with Waddles. The Pines family, Soos, and Old Man McGucket go after it.

As reported in an article by Toby Determined, the pterodactyl has snatched sheep in the past. Also, it's implied the pterodactyl had abducted several local miners. Further evidence of human bones belonging to miners in the caves and in the pterodactyl nest suggest they were killed and eaten.

Appearance
The pterodactyl has a large wingspan. It has two lizard-like eyes, a pointy skull, and a long beak with two sharp teeth. It also has a long tail and sharp talons. A baby pterodactyl, which hatches from an egg in a nest, looks like a smaller version of the adult.

Abilities
The pterodactyl shows its strength when it lifts Stan and Waddles on its back easily into the air. It is able to rip a car roof off easily and take direct punches to the eye without its flying being affected. It is incapable of viewing objects in directly front of it. Its stamina shows its ability to fly or run on land for long time without showing exhaustion.

Trivia

 * It was animated by James Baxter, who also worked on the movie Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and was a guest star in an episode of Adventure Time dedicated to him: "James Baxter the Horse."
 * There is also a fake pterosaur, in the Mystery Shack.
 * The characters consider the pterodactyl as a species of "dinosaur" despite the fact that pterosaurs are not dinosaurs at all (though closely related), they are flying reptiles.
 * Despite the creature being called a "pterodactyl," "pteranodon" is the correct term. "Pterodactyl" is an informal term the public uses to describe Pterosaurs.

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