by Ivara » Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:53 pm
Username: Ivara
Kennel Name: Rune Forest
Species Name: Zephyr, their scientific name is Zephyr Zypheris. Zephyr is pronounced Zi-pher.
Species Description:Zephyr look a little like small ground hogs, but there are a few distinct differences. Males are usually 2 inches tall and females are around 1 1/2 inches, even if some are bigger than most, they never exceed 3 inches in height. Zephyr have large ears, each is around half its body size and accounts for most of their weight, these can either flop or be straight. Zephyr stand on their back legs when fully grown, but until then they stay on all fours, simply because they haven't yet learned how to balance with their large ears. Their tails are medium sized and the hair on their tails is very long, but even though their tail fur is long, the rest of their fur is always short. You can tell males apart from females because males have distinct rings on their tails that show up well against their main fur color. Zephyr young hatch from small chicken like eggs that show their main color and occasionally their pattern, these are laid in small nests made of moss, twigs, and leaves. Zephyrs live in hollows in trees, they have small retractable claws that allow them to climb. To get down from their trees they either jump from one branch to the next, or climb down down feet first, they can't go down head first because their ears would over balance them and they would fall. Zephyrs eat mainly nuts and the occasional berry, they store their food in special hollows in their tree, these hollows are usually right above their sleeping hollow so they can hear anyone attempting to steal their food, their large ears help with this. When predators attack them they cover themselves with their ears, which don't have many nerves, the predators will attack the ears, but the Zephyrs don't feel much pain and their ears heal quickly, within a couple days all that will remain from the attack are some scars on the ears. There are only 1-3 eggs in each Zephyr litter.
Other: This was really fun to do, it took me a while but I'm happy with how it came out. The last word in the scientific name is spelled differently, just a heads up. Also, if this species is picked can I make one?
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Ivara on Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:47 am, edited 1 time in total.
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