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✖Welcome to Shikara Adopts✖
✖Old thread V.1✖
✖Old thread V.2✖Main thread V.3✖Fanclub V.2✖
✖Archive✖Nursery v.3✖Color-ins and Custom Thread

Please visit the new thread here: X

Please read the thread for information before adopting, thank you.
If you need to contact one of the owners please contact me for the main owner does not come on CS very often to reply to PMs fast enough

Important news; 9/27 - The new thread has finally opened! Artists start making adopts!

Shikara information:
Shikaras are timid dog-like creatures that are about the size of a fox. They have large wings on able to carry them through the air for 5 minutes and exceptionally long tails with a bulb attached to the end. It was discovered that these bulbs can never detach its owner despite its airy appearance. They can not shatter either.

Welcome to shikara adopts! I am co-owner of this adopts but the owner is unable to manage the adopts properly so I manage this thread for her. The shikara above is the mascot of this species. His name is Butterscotch. His family along with our staff manage all threads. These lines along with the wings, orb, and nursery lines was a collaboration effort between me, Nyako, Ryuuhou, and Zacharie. It wouldn't of been possible without them!

[size=150]Rules;
*please respect the staff and others
*do not ask for a custom unless they are available
*do ask to join the staff if there are no applications open
*rude behavior is not tolerated
*when winning a shikara do not make any major changes to it, adding items is fine
*you may own up to 8 shikaras, 6 regular adopts and two second gen shikaras
*do not gift away or put a shikara up for readoption without first PMing an artist or me about it
*do not spam the threads


For artists/staff;
*be respectful and fair when running contests
*try to make an adopt once every 2 weeks
*staff may own up to 11 shikaras
*staff can make 2 customs each
*do not make overly edited shikaras without my consent first.
*once a shikara has been adopted out please add the owner so they can make a ref for themselves
*add this when you up a shikara UFA;

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Shikaras are timid dog-like creatures that are about the size of a fox. They have large wings on able to carry them through the air for 5 minutes and exceptionally long tails with a bulb attached to the end. It was discovered that these bulbs can never detach its owner despite its airy appearance. They can not shatter either. [/quote]

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Mod applications are open!/closed
I am taking in 2 more mods

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[b]I would like to be a mod![/b]
username;
have you been a mod before?;
If yes then please list were;
will you be willing to mod every thread?;
Why choose shikara adopts?;


Artist applications are open!/closed

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[b]I would like to be an artist![/b]
username;
Have you been an artist for another species before?;
Examples of your designing;
Will you be willing to work with the main adopts, growths, nursery, and revamp thread?;
Why choose to be an artist here?;

Staff:

Owner - sadlittleghostie
Co owner - XRandomCatX

Artists;
-sadlittleghostie
-XRandomCatX
-chirrup
-Zacharie
-KiruRaki
-Ryuuhou
-♠Trollish♠
-♡John♥Dave♡
-Katniss Odair
-Dustfinger_Kili

Guest Artists;
-Frost★
-meowien

Mods;
-Zatch Bell
-Frost★
-Swishy & Broken

Archivist;
-XRandomCatX

Retired Staff;
these are people who have worked with shikaras and don't have the time to be a staff member anymore. They are welcome to make adopts and help anytime they want.
-Raising Cain

[XRandomCatX]

✖Shikara Species Guide

*Shikara appearance;
Shikaras look more like dogs with the height of a fox. Their horns can either be goat or ram horns. Their wings are a human's arms length from their body when stretched out, there is no record of shikaras actually taking flight in sky since its never been seen before. Shikaras usually glide in the air about five feet off the ground. Their wing size cannot support them in the sky. Their long tails have orbs attatched to the tail tip. This is the greatest mystery of shikaras for no one knows how the orb atatches to the tail. The tail is suspected to be attatched by an unseen force within the shikara. If hold onto the orb and pull it off it will not detatch nor move. They will not shatter either no matter how much weight it holds. It does cause pain to the shikara if the orb has a heavy weight upon it. A shikaras' coat can come in a variety of different colors, there has been no connection to their coat color and habitat yet. Their coats have a soft and fluffy plush feel to them.

*Shikara Behavior
A shikara's behavior in the wild is unknown. Once a shikara has been in contact with a human they instinctively go into a timid nature, hiding away from any possible threat. Once a shikara has bonded with their owner they start to develop a personality of their own. They communicate to other shikaras using a deep gruff bark that almost sounds like a growl or sounds a puppy would make. They also make a clicking noise to attract other shikaras' attention. They almost have similar behaviors a domesticated dog has.
Before shikaras were domesticated they could be trained to behave like a household dog. That has been bred out of shikaras. Now they are a very intelligent species that has learned to communicate to humans by using their vast number of languages. Shikaras think like humans and can act like them too but they still have that wild instinct to breed and communicate like a regular animal.
No matter how a shikara acts they are still loyal companions once they bond with their owner. They are able to get along with any household pet besides small rodents.

*Shikara Habitat
When shikaras were first discovered they were found in forests and dense undergrowth man did not dare to touch. Now they are usually found in forests, civilization, and tropic locations. A shikara can adapt to warm and cool climate but a shikara cannot survive very hot or dry climates. Since shikaras have been a popular pet it is hard to see one in the wild. They are usually found wandering in the city or town streets and brought to shikara adoption shelter like this one. Some believe that humans have taken over their habitat and built cities over it.

*Shikara Diet
Shikaras are omnivores that can eat plants, meat, and even human food. Shikaras prefer eating foods their ancestors ate like small rodents and fruit. A shikara loves eating fruits of any kind but some have preferred kinds of fruit.

*Shikara Breeding and Young
Shikaras find mates by grooming themselves and hoping to attract a partner. Shikaras have picked up the trait of sexuality from humans so they can be any sexuality. Shikaras do not have an actual physical gender so they are genderless, for our sake we put genders on them if they look more feminine or if they look more like a male. They do not have a reproductive system either. When a shikara wants to breed they and their partner sleep and literally hug each other. Their tails wrap in a twist and the orbs combine. When they wake up the more feminine shikara carries the pups until birth. Litters are born with 1-2 pups. It is rare to see 3 pups in a litter and very rare to see 4 pups. There has been a discovery that pups can be diagnosed with something called forever pup syndrome. That means they do not grow into an adult and stay a pup forever, personality and everything. Scientists are trying to find a cure for this but who really wants to cure that syndrome? When a pup is born with FPS the mother instinctively does not care for that pup and considers it sickly, sometimes abandoning them. Its a rare case but if an FPS pup came into the shelter it would probably be adopted right away.

*Rarities in Shikaras
Common shikaras will look like a normal shikara like Butterscotch. Common shikaras can also have longer hair or hairstyles.
Uncommon shikaras have different horns besides the goat and ram horns or no horns at all
Rare shikaras have different shaped bulbs besides the normal sphere shape and/or different horns
Very rare shikaras have magnificent horns or long luxurious wings that allow them to soar high in the sky. They even have different bulbs shaped into virtually anything.

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Giftlines

by Nyako
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extra reserve just in case

Posting Open!

[outoforder001]

Mark! ;D

[ryuuhou]

Marking!
ouo'

[coziest]

ahhh, mark! ; u;<3

[Swishy & Broken]

Wowo these new lines are great!!

Marks
AND I CNA HAVE MORE SHIKARA YEAS

[Zatch Bell]

I would like to be a mod!
username; Zatch Bell
have you been a mod before?; yes
If yes then please list were;
-Stella Keepers
-Rainbow Paint Wolves
-Pearl Tailed Dragons
will you be willing to mod every thread?; Yes
Why choose shikara adopts?; I've been around by quite a time and I always liked the species, and I just simply love modding