Creatures Caves

I wrote a story about an alien creature I made up. This is only the first chapter. More to come!
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Let me tell you the story of the first planet found to have life other than Earth.

There are sixteen large seas, too small to be oceans, on its surface. There is relatively little animal life on land, just tall trees and jungle-ish flora, but the seas support a plethora of animals.

There is one creature in particular, the Morgril, that appears to show the most intelligence. It is small compared to other creatures on this world, only three and a half feet long, but it is the dominant predator in these seas. It can take down an animal bigger than a rhinoceros. This is mostly so because it hunts in groups. This is a very sophisticated behavior that completely took Earth scientists off guard. Not only did they find multicellular life, but they found SMART life.

Morgril are very social, living in groups of at least ten individuals, not counting the young, of which there may be eight or more. The largest group ever seen contained thirty-four adults and eighteen babies. The males do almost all the hunting, while the females stay behind to care for the young.

Now, we follow the story of a subadult male on his first hunting trip. Let's call him Jimmy.

The sun has gone down. Two of the three moons are shining through the water, bathing everything in an eerie glow. The time has come for the males of the pack to hunt.

Jimmy, along with several other young males, is very excited, as this is the first time he has actually participated in a hunt. Many times he has tagged along to watch the adult males, but this is a different matter altogether. One slip and it's curtains for little Jimmy.

Tonight, the prey is a small herd of nocturnal Naji. They are relatively easy to hunt compared to some of the other prey that the Morgril take down, but this is still a formidable foe. A huge, manatee-like tail capable of paralyzing a Morgril with two blows and gigantic walruslike tusks are the main defenses of the Naji. They are five times the size of an adult male Morgril.

Returning to the hunting party, we see Jimmy and other subadult males swimming in the rear of the group. When they are just out of sight of the Naji, which is really quite close due to their poor vision, they move into position. Jimmy and his friends are out in the open, while the adults are hiding in some coral. They are using the "Cattle-Drive technique" this time.

The Cattle-Drive technique is where a small group of individuals is out in the open, just out of sight range of the Naji, and the rest of the group is on the opposite side of the herd, hiding in the reef.

Jimmy watches the lead male, waiting for his signal. The male bobs his head twice, and Jimmy and his buddies swim as fast as they can toward the herd of Naji, wailing loudly. This startles the herd, and they swim away from the noise, straight into the hiding Morgril in the reef.

The hiding males speed out of their hiding places and stab the Naji with their claws, killing all of them. There may have only been three adults and one subadult, but this kill would last for weeks.

Morgril have very fast metabolisms, and they burn off fat very quickly. As a result, they need to eat a LOT of food. Fortunately, their diet doesn't consist of meat and only meat. They also enjoy plants. This provides them with a nearly infinite food source.

Jimmy and the rest of the hunting party haul their prey back to the rest of the pack. Ths is quite a feat, as Naji weigh more than five times as much as an adult Morgril. When they reach the home reef, the females and babies rush over to the males to greet them.

Mealtime in a Morgril pack is organized. The babies eat first, then the females, then the males that took part in the hunt. Most of the time, the only thing left of the carcass when all have eaten their fill is a few bones.

The sun is rising, and the males have had a rough night. They need rest. Jimmy and the rest of the pack curl up in the reef and sleep.
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A male looks like this.
Morgril
Females are darker with no horns.