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The Raccoon Dog, or Nyctereutes procyonoides, has been thought to be the only member of the genus Nyctereutes. Until now.
Years of study and careful recording have finally produced solid evidence of another member of the genus. I call it the Nyctereutes fructum, and it has since been dubbed the Fruit Eater, or the Fruit Dog.
I can infer that the Fruit Dog may have originally been a subspecies of the Raccoon Dog, but have since taken on such a different appearance cannot be counted as such any longer.
They have grown much smaller than Raccoon Dogs, with two feet tall being considered large. Many years of being prosecuted by humans for devouring barrels of their favorite food, fruit, have caused their moods to be few and far between. A huge adaption was necessary to survive. They began to develop a sort of "container" just beside their ribcage, to store food. It acted somewhat like a second stomach, except it held food until the stomach was able to process it. This allows them to eat extraordinary amounts of food at one time and process the energy and nutrients from it over longer periods of time. The longest time I have recorded of a Fruit Dog going without food is a little over three months, after literally eating all of the food in a family's pantry. It showed no apparent discomfort at consuming this much food, and went about its nocturnal behavior as usual. Their second stomach is also helpful in doubling how much food they can take in at once, which is helpful due to their potentially unhealthy habit of gorging themselves until they run out of food.
Despite their second stomach giving them the impression of being extremely rotund, they are agile and quick on their feet. They may escape predators easily, and some Fruit Dogs even seem to enjoy being chased by hungry predators, and then watching said predators whirl around, puzzled, when their prey hides behind a tree.
Aside from their second stomachs, their most interesting feature is, arguably, their tails. Usually pale in color, their tails are always large and fluffy. The bigger the tail of a male, the more likely he is to have a larger portion of his territory in the city. This is helpful for finding mates, continue reading to see why.
Male: Female:
There are few outward differences between males and females, other than the size of their tails. It is not unusual for males to be larger, but they aren't always. Another difference, though not noticable from the outside, is how the female's second stomach is connected to her tail, where her unfertilized embryo are located, safe beneath the clouds of downy fur. The second stomach sends food to the young while they grow.
The courtship display of the Fruit Dog is amazing to behold. The males will trace the outside of their territory with fruit juice to lure a female to them. When she has entered the territory, he will circle around her, and flash his tail back and forth. If she deems his tail large and beautiful enough, she allows him to show her what fruit is available in his territory. If it is big enough to satisfy her, she will display her tail to him. Her tail contains the unfertilized embryo, and his contains several tiny seeds that feed the embryo until its umbilical cord forms and attaches to the second stomach, and allows it to begin to grow.
It is impossible to determine whether a female is pregnant or not just by looking at her. The fur on her tail must be cut off completely, and no Fruit Dog will be very happy with you if you do that! Their teeth are very sharp, too. Although, if a female has reached the end of her pregnancy, which takes about three months, her tail often drags on the ground after becoming too heavy to hold up in the usual manner.
Once the pup is born, its parents will care for it until it reaches its adult size. This is because the second stomach remains small until the pup is almost completely full grown, and a Fruit Dog cannot survive alone without a fully grown second stomach. Once two Fruit Dogs become mates, the female joins the male's territory, and they are partners for life.
There are a few possible mutations that this species can have. I have recorded dogs with wings the most often of any possiblt mutations. Small, brittle wings are usually seen on the ankles. Seeing them on the back is rare. Fruit Dogs cannot truly fly with their wings, but they can jump higher and farther that those without wings. The second rarest mutation is the presence of pointed ears, rather that ears that flop over, but the rarest of all is the possession of magic. I have recorded no more than six Fruit Dogs who have magic, but every one of them had only growth magic, and it was very weak in the winter. These Fruit Dogs were some of the healthiest I have seen, as they were able to obtain food at no personal risk. Four of the six have been sterile, and the other two were very finicky about their breeding conditions, so breeding them takes immense skill.
Aside from physical mutations, blindness, deafness, and sterility are also seen.
Overall, Fruit Dogs are truly fascinating creatures. While not entirely desirable as pets, due to their liking to eat everything in sight, they are tamed easily. Three square meals a day, always at the same time, are known to reduce constant scavenging.
So, here, I will adopt out pups from my own personal strain of Fruit Dogs, and I hope that they will find good homes with those of you reading this now.
нιѕтory and ѕpecιeѕ ιnғorмaтιon
The Raccoon Dog, or Nyctereutes procyonoides, has been thought to be the only member of the genus Nyctereutes. Until now.
Years of study and careful recording have finally produced solid evidence of another member of the genus. I call it the Nyctereutes fructum, and it has since been dubbed the Fruit Eater, or the Fruit Dog.
I can infer that the Fruit Dog may have originally been a subspecies of the Raccoon Dog, but have since taken on such a different appearance cannot be counted as such any longer.
They have grown much smaller than Raccoon Dogs, with two feet tall being considered large. Many years of being prosecuted by humans for devouring barrels of their favorite food, fruit, have caused their moods to be few and far between. A huge adaption was necessary to survive. They began to develop a sort of "container" just beside their ribcage, to store food. It acted somewhat like a second stomach, except it held food until the stomach was able to process it. This allows them to eat extraordinary amounts of food at one time and process the energy and nutrients from it over longer periods of time. The longest time I have recorded of a Fruit Dog going without food is a little over three months, after literally eating all of the food in a family's pantry. It showed no apparent discomfort at consuming this much food, and went about its nocturnal behavior as usual. Their second stomach is also helpful in doubling how much food they can take in at once, which is helpful due to their potentially unhealthy habit of gorging themselves until they run out of food.
Despite their second stomach giving them the impression of being extremely rotund, they are agile and quick on their feet. They may escape predators easily, and some Fruit Dogs even seem to enjoy being chased by hungry predators, and then watching said predators whirl around, puzzled, when their prey hides behind a tree.
Aside from their second stomachs, their most interesting feature is, arguably, their tails. Usually pale in color, their tails are always large and fluffy. The bigger the tail of a male, the more likely he is to have a larger portion of his territory in the city. This is helpful for finding mates, continue reading to see why.
Male: Female:
There are few outward differences between males and females, other than the size of their tails. It is not unusual for males to be larger, but they aren't always. Another difference, though not noticable from the outside, is how the female's second stomach is connected to her tail, where her unfertilized embryo are located, safe beneath the clouds of downy fur. The second stomach sends food to the young while they grow.
The courtship display of the Fruit Dog is amazing to behold. The males will trace the outside of their territory with fruit juice to lure a female to them. When she has entered the territory, he will circle around her, and flash his tail back and forth. If she deems his tail large and beautiful enough, she allows him to show her what fruit is available in his territory. If it is big enough to satisfy her, she will display her tail to him. Her tail contains the unfertilized embryo, and his contains several tiny seeds that feed the embryo until its umbilical cord forms and attaches to the second stomach, and allows it to begin to grow.
It is impossible to determine whether a female is pregnant or not just by looking at her. The fur on her tail must be cut off completely, and no Fruit Dog will be very happy with you if you do that! Their teeth are very sharp, too. Although, if a female has reached the end of her pregnancy, which takes about three months, her tail often drags on the ground after becoming too heavy to hold up in the usual manner.
Once the pup is born, its parents will care for it until it reaches its adult size. This is because the second stomach remains small until the pup is almost completely full grown, and a Fruit Dog cannot survive alone without a fully grown second stomach. Once two Fruit Dogs become mates, the female joins the male's territory, and they are partners for life.
There are a few possible mutations that this species can have. I have recorded dogs with wings the most often of any possiblt mutations. Small, brittle wings are usually seen on the ankles. Seeing them on the back is rare. Fruit Dogs cannot truly fly with their wings, but they can jump higher and farther that those without wings. The second rarest mutation is the presence of pointed ears, rather that ears that flop over, but the rarest of all is the possession of magic. I have recorded no more than six Fruit Dogs who have magic, but every one of them had only growth magic, and it was very weak in the winter. These Fruit Dogs were some of the healthiest I have seen, as they were able to obtain food at no personal risk. Four of the six have been sterile, and the other two were very finicky about their breeding conditions, so breeding them takes immense skill.
Aside from physical mutations, blindness, deafness, and sterility are also seen.
Overall, Fruit Dogs are truly fascinating creatures. While not entirely desirable as pets, due to their liking to eat everything in sight, they are tamed easily. Three square meals a day, always at the same time, are known to reduce constant scavenging.
So, here, I will adopt out pups from my own personal strain of Fruit Dogs, and I hope that they will find good homes with those of you reading this now.
