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| Topic Started: Nov 19 2013, 03:52 PM (137 Views) | |
| Sheather | Nov 19 2013, 03:52 PM Post #1 |
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![]() Name (of creature): Chirpmunk (Sciurigallus lonchura) Height: 8 inches at hip. Length: 18 - 21 inches, including tail. Weight: 1 pound average. Base DNA: Zebra Finch, Bobwhite, Chipmunk, Archaeopteryx, Palm Cockatoo Abilities: Nothing special. Weaknesses: Poor flyer, unintelligent, nests vulnerably upon the ground, no armour, slow Defenses: Large flocks, Talons, Sharp teeth Special Attributes: Flight. Description: A small, plump bird with the head of a small mammal, coloration almost exactly like that of a zebra finch, and clawed hands. Males have a pinkish crest and generally more vibrant pelage than their mates and are on average slightly larger. LOGI Info: Chirpmunks are small, dim-witted bird-like animals of the Genomic grass- and scrublands. They are herbivores, eating mostly tough grasses, seeds, and berries as well as nuts (broken open with constantly-growing incisors), and live in loose but often very large flocks of up to 50 individuals. They are very common prey items, as - as anyone who has eaten one can attest - they are very succulent and savory, easily captured, and quickly dispatched. To counter this, they are rapidly breeding and can in a good season lay up to 4 clutches of 15 small blue eggs, which hatch into precocial chicks that fledge in only a few weeks. Chicks are covered in a fuzzy golden down and will not attain bright adult plumage until 6 months of age, at which point they are also sexually mature. These animals manipulate their worlds mostly with their snouts and their dexterous feet. While they have forelimbs, these are not capable of much and are used mostly for defense, although they have some use in climbing, particularly in flightless chicks. Males may also use these claws in mating disputes. Male chirpmunks are very bold creatures and attract their mates with flamboyant courtship rituals and motions as well as with horrible grating song which the ladies find irresistable. Females are much less noisy, and emit only a handful of soft clucks and chirps, unless threatened or angry when a hawk-like scream can be produced. Chirpmunks have very few truly interesting aspects, overall, and it's only their excellent taste which could possibly provide any real use to them for humans at all. They are, however, an intrinsic aspect of the biomes in which they dwell, providing food for possibly hundreds of other species, either directly through predation or indirectly by keeping grasses cropped, providing fresh new growth used by other herbivores. Seeds spread in their droppings also assist meadow plants in their own reproductions. If they manage to avoid predation, chirpmunks can live for, in theory, up to 12 years, although in the wild this is very unlikely and a lifespan of only 3 or 4 is most typical. Other: Did I mention they taste really good? They also make pleasant pets if raised young, though they're extremely messy, and males perhaps unpleasantly noisy. |
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