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"Its skin is dark to help it resist increased exposure to ultraviolet light in the upper atmosphere, though its feather color always depends on the color of rocks in the biome it resides in with spots or stripes to blend with low-growing flora. "

I would break this into two sentences personally

"Its skin is dark to help it resist increased exposure to ultraviolet light in the upper atmosphere.

Though its feather color , however, always depends on the color of rocks in the biome it resides in with spots or stripes to blend with low-growing flora. "




Top notch buzzard

This post has been edited by colddigger: Oct 31 2021, 09:34 PM

I sure hope Handlicker Dundis and Dundiggers don't become extinct before I get around to that. Fermi stuff will come first. (Other than those works-in-progress and that contest entry attempt.)

It is both a weird alien and recognizable for its vulture-like role.
Since it's bad at climbing or perching, it would make it easy for a future fauna to haul a carcass up a tree like a leopard to save it for later. That's an interesting possibility.

I've broken up the sentence.

I doubt those dundis will go extinct, as long as they're breeding quickly (small fauna usually have a lot of predators, and I know that hawks are undeterred by skunks anyway). They camouflage well against the soil.

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?: Y
Art clear?: Y
Gen number?: Y
All limbs shown?: Y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: Y
Realistic additions?: Y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: Y
Creator?: Y

Ancestor:
Listed?: Y
What changes?:

• External?: Coloration, Toes, Back set eyes, Featherless neck/head
• Internal?: digestive system changes, stronger immune system
• Behavioral/Mental?:

Are Changes Realistic?: Y
New Genus Needed?: Y (Done)

Habitat:
Type?: 2/2
Flavor?: 3/3
Connected?: Y
Wildcard?: N/A

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Within range?: Y (80 cm -> 120 cm)
Exception?: N/A

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: Y

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Transition Rule?: N/A
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: N/A

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: N/A

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: N/A

Description:
Length?: Good
Capitalized correctly?: Y
Replace/Split from ancestor?: Split
Other?: N/A

Status: Approved