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Bullchickens (Bullsquids)
These are the vaguely dog-like monsters with green bodies and tentacles for faces. They can spit gunk at you from a distance and can throw you backward at melee range. They also like to charge at you to achieve melee range, so watch out for that.
These monsters are fairly hard to kill, requiring multiple shotgun blasts. However, you definitely do want to kill them from a distance while dodging their green spit. Also, they often attack other aliens, especially headcrabs and other bullchickens, so look for opportunities to encourage that kind of behavior. (Note that they never attack alien slaves, even though they're often together, so don't count on that.)
