#KOB

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Most people don't like to be whistled at on the street, but for male kob antelope it's an essential part of attracting a mate! Males in their prime gather at a designated breeding ground, called a lek, and whistle to gather the attention of nearby females, who then chose a partner based on his fitness and ability to fight off rivals.

(Image: A male kob (Kobus kob) by Charles Sharp)

If you like what I do, consider buying me a ko-fi!

[cormorantcolors]

People who know indie TTRPGS, could you help me find a system that checks as many of these boxes as you can think of?

-Slower paced, focused on characters

-My group is saying similar vibes to Wanderhome but that’s the only slow, collaborative game they’ve played so maybe take that with a grain of salt

-Flexible enough character creation to allow us to port in characters (these characters have all been in Oh Fuck, the Killer! and Kids on Bikes before so basically we need to be able to be regular teenagers who may or may not be in a slightly supernatural world)

-Based around or otherwise would lend itself to being about preparing for Christmas

I know this sounds so specific but we all got really attached to our Halloween oneshot characters last year and it snowballed into us now doing a Christmas special 😭😭😭

Edit: Also it’s 1985 if that matters at all lol

[bubblyernie]

An NPC design for a kids on bikes zombie apocalypse campaign im playing in!! shes a goth chic named Kiki whos got some history with Terry

art tag // commission info

[spacetravels]

today’s oc is kendra smalls. the only kendra smalls in the multiverse 💫

[animalsandanimals]

Ugandan kob fighting over territory in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

[speed-metal-punk]

https://phobiarecords.bandcamp.com/album/kinetic-orbital-strike-s-t-7ep

I'm sure y'all know Kinetic Orbital Strike already, but gods this is killer dbeat

[dougdimmadodo]

Kob (Kobus kob)

Family: Cattle Family (Bovidae)

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Found in scattered populations across western and central regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, Kob (singular and plural) inhabit flat, open habitats (often grasslands) in close proximity to water, where they feed almost entirely on well-hydrated grasses. While many antelopes are able to survive for extended periods of time without drinking both Kob and the grasses they eat require consistent access to water to survive, and as such herds of Kob undergo seasonal migrations in accordance with seasonal variation in rainfall - as the waterholes and rivers they rely on evaporate during the dry season migratory herds leave drier areas to travel to wetter ones. Migrating Kob herds are led by a large number (potentially thousands) of hornless females (which learn to navigate from their mothers,) while smaller groups made up entirely of horned adult males follow behind the females as they travel towards water. Upon arriving in areas with plentiful water and fresh grass (such as floodplains,) the large migratory herds disperse into several smaller groups; females and their young typically remain in groups of 5-40 while grazing, while adult males will adopt one of two forms of territorial behaviours depending on population density - if a large number of Kob are present at a single site males will establish “leks” made up of numerous small overlapping territories in which every male simultaneously competes for the attention of females, but if the population in the area is relatively small each male will claim a larger territory and will aggressively drive away any other nearby males (which is usually done solely through aggressive displays such as lowering of the horns, although if one male refuses to back away from the other they will slam their heads together and attempt to push their competitor back, typically resulting in the losing party fleeing.) Female Kob locate leks by detecting chemicals in the males’ urine that indicate reproductive maturity, and after a gestation period of around 9 months a female will give birth to a single calf which will stay by her side until reaching maturity between 13 and 18 months later (with males taking longer to reach full maturity than females.) As Kob are reliant on water-rich grazing areas to survive the establishing of farms in these areas has driven them out of parts of their former range, but there are hopes that the establishing of protected sites for the use of migrating Kob and the provision of alternate livelihoods for farmers with which they share their range may mitigate the damage done to their overall population.

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Image Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42330-Kobus-kob

[gizmo-best-robot]

if i told you how horrendously obsessed i was with this mf from a generic ahh movie, would you still be friends with me? 😔

Okayi'llget backtodrawingiswe ar---

(This character is A.R.I 9 from The Adventure of A.R.I btw, i won't recommend it, it's terrible lmao)

[animateobject14]

Continuation of Kob.

Bush is the main guitarist. (don't question how electric guitars with amp's would work with dragons that doesn't matter atm).

And yeah another trans silkwing? tbh this gives me mtf vibes but also non-conforming. So atm I'm placing Bush as demi-girl?

For trans dragons in wof, I feel like it would work like frogs or certain fish and lizards, if given the time, space and environment they will start to change physically, it's not like a switch it would be more like a deeply felt feeling (;-;) depending on the type of hormones relating to their transition.

Also Bush and Dispar are both Silkwings because the band members they represent literally live in the same state and SAME CITY. James Shaffer also lives in the same spot so he's gonna be a Hivewing instead.

[fantastictalesofadventure]

My copy of 'Kids on Bikes 2nd Edition' Deluxe Hardcover from Hunters Entertainment arrived! It's also the first Kickstarter that I backed!

Can't wait to play it!

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Kob (Kobus kob)

Habitat & Distribution

Most common on savannahs and floodplains, but can also be found in sparse woodlands

Distributed throughout central Africa, from Senegal to Kenya

Physical Description

Weight: 94 kg (207 lb) on average for males, 63 kg (139 lb) for females

Height at shoulder: 90–100 cm (3.0–3.3 ft) for males, 82–92 cm (2.69–3.02 ft) for females

Both males and females are a golden brown with white undersides; males are distinguised by a set of curved, ridged horns

Behaviour

Males and females can live in herds of typically 5-40 individuals but can number well into the thousands; these herds are typically female-dominated, but there are herds that are composed entirely of males

Female-dominated herds tend to travel extensively between water sources, while males remain within set territories

Kob are herbivores, feeding primarily on grasses and new shoots

Main predators are cheetahs, lions, hyenas, and African wild dogs

Key Advantages

While normally only used in ritual combat with other males, the kob's horns can be used to deter predators

Kob can run up to 60 kph (37 mph) and are quite agile

Like many antelope, they have accute senses of hearing and smell

See where they stand in the May Mammal Madness Tournament here!

Photo by Lubomír Prause 

[bopernstien]

i drew this for my players! HYPE

[bubblyernie]

So so so excited to share this character!! I drew this back in early August when I got to do a session 0 for a post-apocalypse IRL setting (...MERICA) kids (adults) on bikes campaign!

This is my character, Terry, bigender canto-canadian from Montreal. There's a running joke that we should all just play ourselves since it was a real world setting but I was like how about me a little to the left? Hence, Terry LOL she's a scout, I'm gonna be the party's ranger-rogue basically, for everyone more familiar with DnD rather than KOB.

art tag // commission info

[lounesdarbois]

Kop Boulogne, Notre Histoire devenue légende.

[spacetravels]

posting some kids on bikes campaign stuff 😵‍💫

here’s profiles/quick stat sheets i did for my players & two of my npcs, kendra & katie !!!

i love love love this campaign and the story we’re telling hehe. greetings from equinox, 1989!

[zenfulmockingbird]

The Kob and the Hummingbird

The Leaf Monkey

the day 14 palette made by ninjakurohyou-d3hvsjv