[ophanimera]

adolescent novibats;; notes on anatomy


• all adolescent novibats are covered in fluff from their neck/top of their head down to above their wings.
  
  • the fluff in their ears is very thin and wispy
    
  • their tail is very bushy
• adolescents fluff themselves up to appear bigger when threatened, to gain warmth, or in play-fights
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• novibats range in size from 0.75 to 1.5 feet from paws to ear tip
• novibats are usually around 1.75 to 2 feet from nose to tail tip
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• they have hind-legs made for springing and running. they run much like vampire bats.
  
  • their front limbs can rotate outward for flight. they must get a running start or drop from above. they can gain only slight altitude without the assistance of thermal updrafts.
  • wing skeleton ref 1
  • wing skeleton ref 2
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• Novibats lack reproductive organs. In order to reproduce, they must have a Crafter Bat form an effigy from clay, in which they will contribute the dregs of their magic in order to produce a child. "Magic" is an oversimplification, for purposes not stated here.
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  look at this slo-mo flying bat

[lovestruck]

I like it. Your art is so cute.

[emblo]

Ohhh I'm liking the new pose!!! .>

[winkatuck]

ooe I like this

[ophanimera]

thank you all!
i may just... transfer the adopts to a drawn-in version of this, i'm not sure how to go about it exactly but i'll figure it out eventually, i hope

[worshipthesquid]

[whispers: I love it]

but do whatever you have time & energy & motivation for! the species is already great so there's no pressure

[ophanimera]

next on the list of things to do:
backgrounds (plateau; sunset + sunrise)