#not based on any species of snake in particular

[lucaswarmhotchocolate]

I didn’t mention it in the drawings but the cloaca is self lubricating with gentle stimulation and fingering, and the hole (without hemipenes in the way) is placed similarly to a vaginal entrance. My goal here was basically to create the most yonic phallus the world has ever seen

The slit of his cocks also is rather long and thin in comparison to a urethra, so the pre-cum (which is the same lubricant as in the cloaca) can more evenly distribute itself. I think his semen is also rather thin during ejaculation, but quickly gels and sticks to wherever it has ended up. Has some interesting implications for how the Female of his one-man species would function

Much like snakes his testes are internal and connected to the hemipenes, and all situated within the cloaca. So spreading his cocks apart from each other would probably stretch him open like fingering would. I imagine he also has a prostate or a similar internal erogenous zone since his genitals are so accepting of penetration. Almost like they were designed with that in mind…

Anyways I’m not very well-versed in biology (more of a math girlie) but luckily the intention isn’t to have 0 logical fuck ups i literally just designed the hottest and most attractive genitals i possibly could for my special little snake-man

[devils-yui]

Cybertronic Wildlife Notes #1:

Cybertronian Snakes & Cyber-Vipers

If anybody's interested on my random info blurb and mostly what each letter is informative to, just check the "read below" :)

I'm very interested in cybertronian wildlife and its fauna/flora, I'm deeply upset they didn't go into it anymore than what was shown in TF:One, so I'm tossing my own coins into the well here at this rate.

Notes & Details: A) The following subject dedicated to the examination is dubbed, "Morsel", (a cyber-viper owned by Hightop, my other tf oc) a cyber-viper that's been obtained from an underground trading ring for all things "exotic" from living cybertronic wildlife, to valuable resources and materials that require under-the-table methods of obtaining. Morsel is, as the notes proceed, a "cyber-viper", one of the following fauna found upon Cybertron, classified amongst cyber-snakes and cybertronian-reptilians in general. Depending on the cyber-snake you come into contact with, they can be equipped with a multitude of different naturally-forged arsenal of weaponries, ranging from needle-like teeth, powerful muscular bodies and tails, strong hinges located along their jaw to open at around 180 degrees or more, and etc… Depending on the species that's being encountered. They bare a rather decent-level of intelligence (equivalent to an earth cat), and are equipped with very sensitive olfactory sensors and occasionally "pits" that light up, their forked tongues also operate in the same manner, having been used to seek out prey. Their optical receptors also take upon a scope of thermal vision.

Cyber-Vipers in particular are special, mainly because they have a very diverse range of venom, with effects often coming as a result of what they consume.

B) Like most creatures on Cybertron, some cyber-snakes can become just as big as a cybertronians, occasionally dwarfing them in size and only becoming as small as a youngling or a mini-con. Their size may vary from species to species and often coordinate with their designated prey, with some having already grown accustomed to consuming larger cybertronic fauna whereas others may find complacency in consuming smaller ones. Most come as large as they are in order to tackle for stockier prey or bigger prey, but they do eventually cease to a particular limit--only due to lack of resources to absorb and consume , and other factors (think of it like lobsters actually). But for the most part, the biggest cybertronian snake ever recorded have now gone prehistoric and are presumed extinct, assumed to have gone out during the Great Cataclysm or otherwise reduced in size… Or perhaps they are lying dormant elsewhere, surviving somehow, having yet to be found and remain as survivors of such a devastating extinction event.

C) Argonaconda are among the many species of cybertronian snakes among the planet, often found in cybertron's jungles, magnetic marshes, and any damp or moist locations. They're known for their large size and are considered amongst the largest out of many cybertronic serpents, having been sized to about three to four average adult cybertronians when reared and positioned to strike (… As a result of dscovering this, we are now at a loss of one bot). They can be quite intimidating, but, when not in dire need of refueling. They can be quite passive and will leave most alone when it in itself isn't disturbed, often seen swimming within oil rivers or lounging about in tree canopies. Some have been seen also basking upon rocks before after a large meal, assumably with the heat and rays given, the heat helps it digest better and simmer down whatever contents remain in its tanks (perhaps internal solar-paneling mechanics?)

(average sized cybertronians, if I'm considering the height of both human eqivalent and based on tfo…. like 50 feet, so to a human this would probably be like jormungandr or something 😭)

D) Horned Quake-Snakes! One of the more venomous and among the most variants of cybertronian snakes (remember venom needs to be punctured into you from the outside for you to die and, poison is when you put it inside by consuming it to die). Quake-Snakes closely share similar appearances to that of their Earth counterparts (Rattle-Snakes), but with the main fact that Quake-Snakes, when moving their tails, often run their tails against the ground in more of a kind of up and down quick wagging motion, which occasionally cause occasionally small tremors to surround in order to intimidate potential predators. They're a little smaller than the average cybertronian and roughly can be seen to hang around the height of near a bot's hip-plate, but don't let their height fool you. These creatures can pack quite the potent venom in their bites, and are often found in cybertronian deserts or dryer regions of cybertron. Sometimes they will even bury underground during the nighttime to adjoin to an entire nest among others of their kind to keep warm.

E) King Coppera! One of the most dangerous and among the larger cybertronian serpents! These highly conductive and electricity-resistant, King Coppera are actually equipped with solar-panel plating that run along their frills/hoods. They use their solar-paneling hoods to not only intimidate enemies but to charge up intense amount of electricity in their bites before lunging and charging a lethal dose of their concentrated electricity into any unfortunate victim, sending many offline immediately from the intense sensation. They are occasionally and rarely found at the foot of mountains, or in regions of Cybertron where lightning storms are frequent. (personal fun fact: while making this, I was inspired by the slitherfang from horizon forbidden west in relations to the design!)

F) Magnetic Marshes! Not the most prettiest place on Cybertron, but it's occasionally home to a couple cybertronian serpents, like Argonacondas and some cyber-vipers. Some cybertronic serpents love to swim amongst the oil-rivers and can sometimes be seen hiding in them while slithering after prey who decide to evacuate and try to wade through the liquid. Thanks to their more sleeker and flexible forms, cybertronian snakes are more easily capable of swimming through the material than most without much resistance. Some cybertronian snakes, as apart of their diet, even linger around to consume naturally grown electric nodes that come and grow within these Magnetic Marshes. It's a nutritious and valuable resource that makes their diets more diverse and for some small and venomous cyber-snakes, it helps to consume some if their venom revolves around emitting paralysis upon entry into the system of any prey they find.

G) Many cybertronian-snakes have various and particularly designed tails that function with a particular purpose, whether it's for defense, offense, even movement, method of mimicry of prey, or some other. The possibilities are endless. Supposedly, some have been rumored to be able to hypnotize bots with their tail too or certain prey.

H) Cybertronian serpents, especially ones that live as long as they do, have a very diverse diet, even if their main source of energy comes from consuming live prey. For conveniency, most cybertronian snakes will often consume to other matter and material that surround their environment, mainly coming from cybertronian flora, fungi, certain minerals, raw or refined energon, even scrap metal. Every species has a particular energy source they resort to in order to cater to their designs and purpose, with some species, like the cyber-viper, being able to consume a wide-variety of toxic material in order to provide and make up a venom that helps them defend themselves from larger predators or hunt prey. The more "carnivorous" and aggressive variety of cybertronian snakes like the king coppera often come in lesser quantity and are more rare to encounter as a result due to their strict diets. The more flexible the diet can be, the more certain species will become more common and will be able to thrive in various environments. Which is why most "passive" or "neutral" species of cybertronian-snakes can often be found more frequently. With some cybertronian snakes having very sensitive forked tongues, they also bare merit to strong taste-buds of sorts, so in some aspect. Some may even have particular preferences to what they like to consume.

[briar-ffxiv]

FFXIV Write #24 - Bar

FFXIV Write 2024 Master Post

Prompt #24 - Bar

Note: Based the snake idea on the Barred Grass Snake and the Common Adder, which are two of the three species of snakes found in Great Britain.

Briar hummed his soft little thrill as he examined each squash. Finding the ripe ones, he used a small knife to cut the vine, setting the chosen gourd into a nearby basket. His ears flicked, looking up to give Covva and Liokki a brief smile. The younger Viera was helping to collect the autumn harvest with Liokki keeping a curious watch. While the larger, older Viera was happy to lift heavy things, Liokki was far more a hunter than a farmer. It was probably better not to trust him to know a ripe vegetable from one that wasn't.

A sudden hissing from the thickest part of the vine made Briar gasp and jerk back instinctively, tensing. The namesake viper of the Twin Adders wasn't uncommon in the Black Shroud, although normally rare this late in the season. Covva dropped his basket, grabbing a knife at his hip. He paused with a frown when Briar lifted a hand, tilting his head.

Moving a few of the leaves carefully, Briar leaned his head to get a look at the snake. He was confident he was far enough away and it helped adders weren't overly venomous. Not that he wanted to get a nasty bite, but they were rarely fatal unless one was very small or older. Still, best to avoid that as he carefully eased the vine back. This prompted more hissing as the dark, sinuous form of a serpent came into view.

The half-Elezen studied the snake a long moment and gave a huff of relief, soothingly gesturing at Covva and Liokki. Both Viera had been tense, ready to jerk Briar away from the snake if needed. Liokki gave an irritated grunt and moved closer, circling around with long ears twitching. He squatted on his heels and narrowed his amber eyes at the snake.

"Oh," he said dismissively. "Just a grass snake."

Briar nodded, tilting his head at the snake. It had quieted now, but it was a pretty thing in his eyes. The scales were a deep grey-green, barred along the sides with black. A pale colour circled the snake's neck and more bars along the jaw. It tilted its head a bit to regard him, tongue flicking. Briar reached out slowly, running his fingers along the scales before picking the snake up. It attempted to slither away for a minute before quieting in his hands, a cool heavy weight in his fingers.

The snake was plump and well-fed, but the season was getting colder. They often burrowed to hibernate and Briar assumed it was probably drawn to the warmer soil of his garden. He felt a little bad for moving it, but if left there, it was entirely likely his dog, Jack was going to find it. Or even worse, one of the roosters. It wouldn't be the first time the Black Knights had eaten a snake…

Briar's ears perked up as he suddenly smiled, carrying the snake. Behind him, Covva and Liokki looked at each other with a small shrug. Watching around his cottage, Briar made his way to the woodpile set against the wall. Behind it, the stove was near the wall, no doubt offering some additional warmth. Kneeling, he opened his hand and let the snake slide free. Sleek and quick, the snake darted forward, disappearing under the wood pile.

"You're letting a snake stay?" Covva said with a small laugh.

Briar nodded, hands moving in quick, graceful motions. He pointed to the woodpile and then down near the stream, making a particular gesture with a laugh.

"They eat frogs, huh?" Covva chuckled, watching another moment. "And sleep in the winter… Well, I guess your legless friend can't cause any harm."

Briar nodded and gestured toward his mouth, making a motion of fangs and shaking his head.

"True, grass snakes aren't venomous," Liokki agreed with a rumble. "No harm then."

Dismissing the snake, Liokki turned back to the garden, his mind back on his appointed task of grabbing the large baskets of various squash, pumpkins, and other fall-ripe vegetables. He heaved one onto his shoulder, bringing it around toward the front of the cottage. Covva chuckled and shrugged, heading back to the garden as well.

Briar lingered a moment, smiling at the woodpile before rising to dust his hands off. He wished a soundless little blessing to the snake that it might find a safe place to sleep and he'd see it again in spring. The half-Elezen could only hope so.

Until then though, he had his garden to worry about so that he too would hopefully reach the spring hale and hearty.

Covva belongs to @avashnea

[thewitchoftheweed]

Hello! I hope you're doing well, mentally and physically as well as financially.

I'd like to know if we could get more world lore about your Red Star verse about the animals' culture, traditions, and rituals, etc, especially the sheepfolks! I like the wedding traditions between sheeps bit. Do you mind if others also add in some ideas in their fanarts for your COTL fic, or is that a step too far?

Anyway, my main question is; do you have any lore details on Azrael and his family, or is it free estate to expand on them a bit? I have some ideas but I would like to know your thoughts on it first. Will we see more Vessel history from you?

Happy New Year and have a cool good month come to you, drink water plenty and eat vegetables regularly, sleep early!

I don’t have a whole lot of specific animal lore, but I do have some!

“Cannibalism” (I’m defining it here as the game does— consuming another sentient animal) is most common between predator and prey species. Snakes may not be willing to eat another snake in desperate times, but a mouse or a rat is fair game. That’s why Ratoo wasn’t very trusting of Ratau and Flinky’s relationship at first.

Regarding cats, there’s more specific lore:

Cats are very heavily impacted by their heat cycles. This leads to a lot of jokes/stereotypes about their supposed promiscuity.

Black cats in particular are associated with magic. This is due to a long dead tradition of Baast only choosing to elevate and train other black cats like herself in magic.

There is an old legend that says a god of life once favored cats so much they blessed them with the good fortune of nine lives; this seems to just be a fun story other cats like to tell when someone gets lucky in a dangerous situation.

Singleton births — as in, there is only one baby born per pregnancy — are more uncommon for cats. Twins and triplets tend to be more common. Kiki was a triplet, for example.

As for sheepfolk, there will be a bit more expanded on in the fic! In general, though, sheep culture tended to be collectivist. In times before the genocide, a sheep’s herd was intensely important. Decisions were made based on what was best for the group as a whole. Herds could be anywhere from between 4-5 related families or the size of entire towns.

Sheep were generally stereotyped as empathetic and kind. Herds would often help outsiders if they were able, but an outsider’s life would never be prioritized over a herd member. Because of these traits, gods of the past considered them as easy to control and the depth of their emotion could make them powerfully devoted followers. Sheep were often abducted into cults, causing many to choose a nomadic lifestyle to avoid this fate. Lambs traditionally wore bells so that their parents could always hear them, and would know if someone tried to snatch them.

Others are free to add their own ideas to fanart! They likely wont appear in the fics as I have my own intentions, but I’m always excited to see other people’s ideas and interpretations.

As for Azrael and his family, there’s a bit more behind them. Azrael was a typical ram trying to survive; like many sheep, his herd moved often in an attempt to avoid the Bishops’ genocide. He honed his skills as a warrior defending his herd’s young, sick, and elderly against the Bishops’ followers. He had a special hatred for Kallamar in particular during life; his parents died from a brutal plague he unleashed.

The actual raid that killed Azrael and most of his family was also caused by Kallamar. When Kallamar could not determine the precise location of this specific sheep settlement, he used magic to flood the entire area. The flash flood washed away their temporary shelters and separated them, allowing Kallamar’s followers to comb through the debris and kill whoever remained. This is how Azrael, his wife, and son died. His daughter was presumed dead, though her body was never found. In reality she was found half-dead by another band of sheep and raised amongst them. She lived and died believing she was the only survivor in her family, though she ironically did hear of The Fanatic— she just never imagined it could be her father resurrected.

Azrael began as a strong devotee of The One Who Waits, thus his eventual nickname as The Fanatic. He began to believe the prophecy of the Lamb — despite referring to the last Lamb — referred to him. He was one of TOWW’s most powerful vessels by far, and he slew several high ranking priests of the Bishops. TOWW encouraged this delusion to increase Azrael’s devotion and brutality, though he knew the ram would never be able to kill the Bishops or free him. As Narinder would eventually reveal to Hamal, this was just a ploy to speed up the sheep extinction and hasten his liberation.

As I’ve said, I’m always curious to see other people’s interpretations. The above is about as much lore as I have on Azrael and his family.

Re: other vessels…probably not. The vast majority of them were just distractions to keep TOWW from going totally insane and offered an opportunity to lash out at his siblings. He didn’t take note of most of them. Only those that had a specific purpose — such as the first vessel he sent to talk to his siblings, Azrael, and Ratau — were worthy of being remembered in any capacity. We’ll probably expand a teeny bit more on that first vessel, but that’ll be it.

Lol this got lengthy. I hope it was interesting!

[phoebepheebsphibs]

How long was Mikey trapped in the EPF facility? And how fast acting were the mutations? It kinda sounds like the scientists put him through several rounds of injections over a period of time.

Are there multiple facilities? Did Mikey get moved to a different location or stay in the one he was captured at?

Mikey’s bros had to be losing their minds looking for him, or planning a foolproof strategy to break in and rescue him from the place they knew he disappeared.

Love the double mutated Mikey updates but GIRL! SLEEP!

So Mikey was trapped in the EPF building for one week, if I remember right. Maybe less... The mutations began the very night as he was captured. They were near instantaneous changes in his body, but they were spaced out. So one day he would get injections for a specific species, the next day he got a different species, etc. But the mutation operations mostly ended on day four or five.

In addition to the species mutations, they also added their own formulas and mixtures to try and enhance certain aspects of the species, such as a reptile's brumation and infrared vision, super hearing, how he can weaponize his tails and create exoskeleton armor or quills with his scales, the ability to make his bones be triple-jointed and flexible as a snake or rigid and immovable as iron, etc. I'm pretty sure that they reverse-engineered Draxum's ooze from a mosquito sample and used that on him as well as Krang DNA. Mikey has a lot of abilities now, some are obvious, others have yet to reveal themselves... I'm really excited to share one in particular.

There are probably a bunch of EPF hidden bases, but Mikey stayed at one lab, the one he broke into. He was in one of three rooms for the entire time he was there -- either the open labs where he was in a cage, the operating room where he was mutated, or what I'm calling "the Interaction room", which was an empty room with some strange devices and security cameras where the doctors could watch him "interact" with some of the vicious mutations they created. The purpose of the room was to see if any of the experiments could be trained or controlled, and see their new abilities in action. The machines in the room were weapons and mechanical training simulators, they would fire at Mikey and shoot darts and pellets and stuff at him to see his agility and strength and problem-solving skills. Sometimes drones or robotic arms would be placed in the room as well. (This is why Mikey often inspects the machines in the lair to see if they are "evil".) All the other experiments he met were incredibly savage and prone to insanity, so Mikey was forced to fight them to stay alive. Basically it was an evil scientist's version of a gladiator arena.

Mikey's bros would have probably gone in the very night he was captured, but knew that they needed a plan. Donnie spent the week researching, Leo spent it making strategies and contingency plans, Raph spent it stress-training and crying, April and Cass and CJ spent it scouting the place out.

@boots-with-the-fur-club

[dulldoll-0]

ah, I'm sorry if that question got low and got cut but lemme finish it for once that, the lights went out from my home and it end up got send the question without finishing it,so imma finish it while im doing a c.ai with young isabella, so far so good, that i end up making to give young Isabella companionship that gives a closest friend and more of a sister figure than a mother figure from being a caretaker/caregiver/nanny to young Isabella with my oc. from making a fanon comic or story nor a novelwritting, i could say Her name is Cordelia Everhart Rose the woman of young Isabella's new caretaker as her appearance was. hair color was long with a low ponytail and the color of its hair is Caribbean current. The clothes worn were like a butler uniform with a brooch attached on her chest that was ruby on the brooch with a feather and had a red armband on her left arm, age probably around 17-18, skin color tone: pale P-13. species were: puppet vampire, height, 5'11. sexuality: Female she has a warmly calm smile,the gaze of slant eyes with the color of orange eyes that has a slit pupil of her vampire features eyes. her eyes is like a mixture of any oranges of things ,like a sunset and more that were the color of orange on her eyes and this is how i imagine of her once she met Young isabella as a new caretaker, based on the c.ai interaction

the lady/woman blinks for a moment, a little out of mesmerised seeing young isabella be this beautifully, elegantly young spider lady whom she be served,she smiled warmly calm,moves her hand to her chest, moving behind her leg behind to bow like a gentleman bow of greeting and greet while isabella frankly focus on the window

"I greet the young lady of Amethyst Young Priestess. i am Cordelia; I will be your personal caretaker from now on."

The young spooder looked behind herself, turning her head completely around, looking at her with her eyes, the rest of her body still facing forward in the chair. Her eyes sparkled at the sight of her new caretaker.

She rose from her chair, the sunlight following after her like a cape flowing off her body as she walked over to her. Stopping in front of her, looking at with interest.

“. . . . . .” She was mesmerized by her looks and the fact that she were bowing to her.

Cordelia watches her come close while she bow like a gentleman way could do to bow other than of maiden to bow. she has a warmly calm smile,the gaze of slant eyes with the color of orange eyes that has a slit pupil of her vampire features eyes. her eyes is like a mixture of any oranges of things ,like a sunset and more that were the color of orange on her eyes. then Cordelia finally spoke in a sooth calm tone under her smile

"Oh, my. have I finally caught you getting to have interest in me, i see as your own caretaker?"

She looked over her features, her calm expression, and her strange eye color. Though she was more interested in the strange eye color since, it was something new to the spooder.

She tilted her head out of curiosity. “Are you.. part snake..?” She asks quietly.

But she did hear from her questions and nodded. “Indeed.. you seem interesting.” Her voice was soft and calm. . . . Just like her expression.

“Why did Mother chose you? ..” She wonders, lifting a hand up as to touch her but stopping just an inch.

Hearing upon the question that were appear to be asked by her,Cordelia chuckled quietly low of her voice as she stood from the bow then take a shift of her movement by bending her one knee and other to meets on the eye. She decided to answer her question with the shook of her head,her tone are still same of sooth low calm tone when she spoke

" Oh,no no, I believe to answer that, i am not and. how particular of you to ask by my species because of my eyes. well,fret not,i'll be still answer that since you have asked,im just a mere vampire with born this way with the color of likeable orange from the sun nor sunset or any that resembles of color orange. and as for your other question of what reason your mother chosen me for being your caretaker."

Cordelia then smiles warmly and genuinely at her with tilted head that shows of her fangs from the smiled while bending her knees and now said calmly genuine

" I am simply like to repay the favor for healing me from my illness that no doctor could help me from my illness as they don't have not known how or what solution to do to cure my illness,and here I am standing and alive. as your own new caretaker, to serve you and to watch over you to grow."

What do you think of that?? it wasnt much but i would like to get a respond from you,by what do you think of this idea of mine to create such a fanatic storyline/comic idea?? and ocourse i would ask your permission if could make this sort of fanatic storyline

Also, this is the first look of Cordelia,combing isabella hair but I would change a few things about her for her updated look, i made it to my phone, so...

Hello ✨💖✨

I’m glad you’re enjoying the bot.

They both look so pretty. ✨👁️👁️✨

And yes, you may make your own fanfic/story about this. But put disclaimers.

Thank You, Have a good day or night ✨💖✨

[fanby-fckry]

If Alastor had bird traits, what would bird species would they be?

Ooh, this is a good question. Very much in the spirit of random anons. (This is a compliment, I promise.)

My first thought was that it’d have to be something intelligent, something capable of mimicking human speech. Alastor’s voice is very important to him, so I think if he had traits from an animal in a class where some are extremely good at mimicking human speech and some aren’t, he’d be one of the talking ones.

That narrows it down to mostly parrots and corvids, but I’m willing to throw in Australian Magpies (not corvids, despite the name) because they’re such menaces, and I think swooping season is a fun parallel to the fanon idea of Alastor going through rut.

I like the idea that rut isn’t necessarily sexual for Alastor, that he just gets extra combattive and irritable. It’d be similar for swooping. He wouldn’t be protecting offspring or a mate, he’d just get extra territorial about his radio tower for no apparent reason, snatching up any demons who get too close.

Now, back to corvids and parrots.

For parrots, I narrowed it down to two species based on intelligence and speech, as well as the additional criteria of having some red on them, somewhere. This leaves us with African Grey Parrots (red tail feathers) and Scarlet Macaws (mostly red).

But deer aren’t exactly red, so I don’t think that should exclude our next contestants, the American Crow, the Fish Crow and the Chihuahuan Raven.

One of my favorite things about Alastor being a deer is that the particular species I believe him to be (a White Tailed Deer) is native to Louisiana. Now, you’re not exactly going to find Australian Magpies, African Greys, or Scarlet Macaws flying around in Louisiana unless somebody’s pet got loose.

Meanwhile, American Crows, Fish Crows (the two species of crows most often observed mimicking human speech) and Chihuahuan Ravens are all birds that Alastor would’ve been fairly likely to encounter during his lifetime.

And then, after all that research, I remembered the existence of the shrike…

The Loggerhead Shrike fits none of my original criteria, but is native to Louisiana and is famous for hunting prey that is sometimes as large or larger than they are and impaling them on sticks.

You see this bird?

This bird is a serial killer.

Ok, so that’s anthropomorphizing a bird that’s really just hunting to eat, like most carnivores do, but like. If you know this bird, you know I’m not wrong.

They’re nicknamed the butcherbird, and they’ve fucking earned it.

Bonus points for two of their common prey items being spiders and snakes, for all your RadioDust, RadioApple, and RadioSnake needs, platonic or otherwise.

I have some choice sections from their wikipedia page that I’d like to include, but I’m putting them below the cut in case anyone’s squeamish about details of animal death in a predator-prey context.

Loggerhead shrikes have been repeatedly observed killing prey larger than themselves by spearing the neck or head of the animal and twisting. The speed at which this occurs causes a whiplash injury to the animal. The neck strength of the shrikes compensates, making their talon weakness inconsequential.

Although loggerhead shrikes are passerines, they are a predatory species that hunt during the day. They primarily eat insects, but also consume arachnids, reptiles, amphibians, rodents, bats and small birds. They have even eaten venomous snakes such as the water adder. The size of prey ranges from 0.001 g (3.5×10−5 oz) insects to 25 g (0.88 oz) mice or reptiles.

They are not true birds of prey, as they lack the large, strong talons used to catch and kill prey. Instead, they are sit-and-wait hunters that stalk prey by hawking and diving from elevated perches.

Due to the shrike's small size in proportion to the size of its prey, it must rely on specialized adaptations to facilitate its hunting. The powerful, hooked beak of the loggerhead shrike allows it to sever the neck of a small vertebrate. Larger prey are subjected to impaling, in which they are pushed down into a sharp projection, such as a thorn or barbed wire. The bird can then tear off flesh by using the projection as an anchor. The shrike may also use the thorn to fasten and store its food to return to at a later time.

The motion of impalement appears to be instinctive, as parent shrikes do not demonstrate the behavior to their nestlings.

Yeah, I think we have a winner here, folks.

[thegodwhocums]

⛰️, 🌙, 🦊!

you've been very patient!! (here is the original meme with prompts)

⛰️: Are there any superstitions, beliefs or stories related to the earth / mountains in your region?

one of the best local stories about mountains is that Sojourner Truth crossed through the mountains right in our neighborhood when she escaped enslavement. there are several parks and trails in the area named to honor her.

there is a mural in the nearest city of Artemis Rising Out of the Quarry, which depicts a goddess in the likeness of Artemis of Ephesus over a limestone quarry - we syncretize this visual with Cybele, and the limestone quarries supplied the raw materials for many NYC landmarks, such as the base of the statue of liberty. 🗽 there's definitely a Mountain Mother aspect to the locale.

then there's Rip Van Winkle, who played his fateful ninepins in the Catskills and has a nearby bridge named after him.

🌙: Share one UPG you have on your local cultus.

local cultus UPG... i guess since we mean geographical location, it should pertain to the physical place.

the Hudson River is tidal as far north as Troy, NY, which means it flows north at some times of day and south at others. (this can be very vexing if you happen to have scheduled a kayak on the river without consulting the tide charts.)

the bidirectional flow of the river means it shares some attributes with other rivers, but also has properties we might associate with the ocean. even salinity: the water is brackish as far north as Poughkeepsie. so the river is a place of power, and good for both drawing and casting away. one pre-colonial name for the river is the Mohican name Muh-he-kun-ne-tuck, which gets translated to "river that flows both ways." so its bidirectional nature has been important in identifying it for ages.

🦊: Name 3 local animal species and your correspondences for them

we got

🐸 SPRING PEEPERS, a very small kind of native frog that sings to welcome the spring and announce to all peers that it's time to FUCK

🐍 GARTER SNAKES which i associate with D (also black rat snakes but they're a little scary bc of their size)

🦩 BLUE HERONS which are just breathtaking and which are less of a particular magical correspondence and more just an awe inspiring reminder that the world is magnificent (unfortunately flamingo is the closest emoji)

[sonicasura]

They were extremely wary of overdoing it on the mystical life-infused scales—Biollante and Space Godzilla were brought to life via this… Or Mothra’s scales had been implied to be part of the process at some point. Regardless, the newly transformed Moth Kaiju did not want to see this universe’s version of either realized!

Chakra found themself having to learn on the job about their form’s abilities. Yes, the Omnitrix downloaded base instincts for every species’ form. Other than the fact Dart has never had a insect transformation with antenna before—they adapting marginally fast. The Omnitrix did have to inform them of what they actually looked like though. Moths didn’t have the typical vision they were extremely used to.

Chakra was predominately various shades of brown allowing them to blend into wide befelled forested sections… Their eye spots were on their smaller wings and obviously a very striking green. But, an interesting trait they were pretty sure Mothra didn’t have: the eye spots could be hidden for a jumpscare!

When the moth Kaiju folded their bottom most legs under them and had their head facing down. The eye spots disappeared under the edges of the much larger wings.

Then, boom!

Chakra flared it up so someone would see giant eyes out of nowhere. The transformed teen had kinda entertained themself by jumpscaring Godzilla (the second) with this feature pattern. He was thankfully keeping a safe enough away distance from Kaiju Island—again, there would be no new additional Mutations via Kaiju scales!

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Apparently, activating the bioluminescence made the brown pattern much more intimidating as several hidden bits glowed. The eye spots were the least bright in order to make them appear shadowed from below.

Again, the Omnitrix could actually see normally.

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Kaiju Island was huge.

Even to their moth Kaiju form—though Mothra and by extension Chakra’s actual bodies were only fifty-ish feet long so it’s all perspective. They missed some sort of ancient technological winged lion’s return? Dart wasn’t going to ask questions when they were more focused on making an actual habit for the feral Mutations.

Snorcupine proved very effective in sedating the mutants (and military personnel) while they transported to them all to Kaiju Island. The radio chatter after they managed the transfer off of Monster Island was hilarious! But? Each Mutation needed some attention in order to help them acclimate to their new surroundings. Some required a firmer touch—aka a visit by Ghidorah to intimidate sense into them—in order to tell them why exactly they were here.

Crustaceous Rex was the only one who immediately thrived when it saw its favored prey of tar-spewing Giant Squids was here.

The Giant Bat (not Battra!) settled into the forested cavern they made for it somewhat reluctantly. At least it responded better to the more varied diet the island presented. Several insects had sorta flocked to the island upon Chakra presence which they didn’t intend…

The Mutated King Cobra was easily the hardest mutant for them to settle down due to its more outright predatory nature. Thankfully? They found a solution in its food problem by periodically dumping a bunch of wild pigs on the island for it to hunt down. Nothing settled down snakes like itching that particular need to “hunt” live prey. It was like having a pet sorta.

The hardest part of maintaining homeostasis on Kaiju Island was the fact Dart had to make sure none of the Mutants ate each other. Having three essentially super wild predators in the same vicinity was always going to be a major issues. Any intimidation as Hydragen only worked up to a certain point.

Chameleon “established” themself as the island alpha by ambushing all three Mutations, then showed how they’ve most of Godzilla’s might.

It worked and Dart was tired, okay?

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The Cryptocledius naturally migrated here.

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HEAT tried the Ghidorah call again.

“You know—you’re going to call the real King Ghidorah if you keep that up.” Only for Dart to appear in less than a few seconds, sounding and looking exhausted in equal measure.

Monique stepped up to restrain them only for the human(?) teen to wordlessly threaten to activate the “watch” again. One hand on a flare gun and the other on the device’s up faceplate. The two stood at an impasse for a tense minute before mutually standing down at about the same time. Dart let their hands settle down to their sides to show they were no longer ready to transform at a moment’s notice. So far…

Nick was the first to recover from being a bystander to the brief confrontation. “Where on Earth have you been—“

“Rounding up the tar-spitting giant squids away from the Jamaican coast.” The teen answered, looking largely unamused at the interrogation.

“There were still some left?” Doctor Craven worriedly asked.

“Yeah. As it turns out, removing their sole predator from the area made the species population skyrocket.” There was a hint of accusation in their tone as a brief green flicker dominated their eyes. “Godzilla Senior returned on his own a few days ago. If this is about that.”

HEAT to a moment to look between one another at the strange heel-turn in tone. Then again, a (maybe) shapeshifter was bound to be very confusing considering the Mimic incident.

Randy managed to take it in better stride. “Nah. This is all about you, kid.” As if it could be anything else…

“Do you want the long story or the short one?” They asked, much to the surprise of HEAT.

Surprise surprise—Dart can actually explain unlike some certain military personnel.

—ROB’d Anon.

I took inspiration from Eyed Hawkmoth’s for the Mothra transformation’s look. The bioluminescence of her Monsterverse version made me immediately want to hide a more vibrant pattern. Chakra because it’s energy and usually referring to someone harnessing it for better health. Plus, it’s a -ra name.

Dart was extremely paranoid of accidentally causing Biollante or Space Godzilla or some type of Kaiju to spawn from dropped scales.

Dart definitely would kick themselves if they accidentally made Biollante or Space Godzilla. Looks like Heat is finally gonna get some answers to the absolute weirdness that's been going on.

[zablionsea]

What is the kyraam lore 😯😯😯 now you have me interested

Sadly I don't have it written up in much detail. The most jotted down is on my (very unfinished) Neocities page. Which goes something like:

Kyraam graduated from high school isolated and burnt out. While she's been struggling to find her footing, she moves in with Vivian, a pink-haired mountain lion who she had previously hooked up with. Escaping from familial pressures immediately into living with a roommate, Kyraam is desperate for independence, but her chronic fatigue gets in the way. The path forward is unclear, but every day, it makes the choice to try her best anyway.

I suppose like me, she used to do well in lower grades but found herself unable to function in the real world particularly well.

Those two kind of have a pretty unhealthy relationship because Kyraam is very dependent on her for rent and struggles to keep up with her part-time job at the local university as a janitor.

I'm sure any story I'd write about her would, in a good timeline, end in her moving out from Vivian and finding a more emotionally healthy friendship with Tracy, an arcade technician she met while blowing money she should've contributed to the household budget on arcade games.

The lore more serves to function as framing for whatever daydreams I'm in the mood for, whether that be cathartic or happy or uncertain.

ooooooooo but I can get more into species lore.

Kyraam is a Fallenaire Pseudo-dragon. This is a particular subtype of psuedo-dragon, or non-reptilian "animal" with defining dragon characteristics like wings, horns, and a tail (in quotes because anthropomorphic). Her species in particular is characterized by feathery wings that can be shape-shifted into a more chibi form for daily convenience, markings on the cheeks of varying shapes, and magic blood.

The magic blood is especially wacky. Here is a list of associated baggage:

Fallenaires' entire body is based on raw magic coursing through their veins, unlike most other species.

Their food is digested through their stomachs into raw magical energy. This renders them immune to most poison and psychoactive substances (which was important as Fallenaires historically survived off of poisonous animals and plants that most other species could not eat).

This conversion process practically means that they also do not have effects from the majority of medication without special modification. They generally have worse access to healthcare than other species.

Fallenaire blood has different blood types: RGB. I thought this would be funny. But yeah, for a Fallenaire to have a blood transfusion, the color (representing magical essence) has to be close enough in color to the recipient. Light and Void-blooded Fallenaires typically have the least leniency in what they can receive.

Fallenaire blood glows and sparkles, resembling slime more than blood in some ways. As a result, blushing causes glowing, primarily seen on cheek spots and other areas where blood rushes and fur is thin.

Probably more that I forgot off the top of my head.

She even used to have eye-color changing with emotions, but I eventually scrapped that because it was a pain in the ass to remember and draw. Plus, didn't really fit with the muddied, unclear emotions she feels and the very otherwise hard to understand way her body language expresses them.

Finally, one extra quirk is body language disconnects from other mammalian species. Unlike with dogs, tail wagging for a Fallenaire is much like a snake's: a nervous/defensive response. This gets misconstrued a lot (I added this detail because I'm kind of used to having my facial expressions misconstrued when I don't wear a face mask). I'll probably add more outlier/unusual body language tendencies as I think of them.

[cliff-and-the-kid]

Wolfen & Warlocks

A few days ago I rolled up some versions of Cliff and Sierra for a tabletop roleplaying game of my own creation, and it was very fun! Definitely going to play around with that some more in future.

For now, though, I thought I'd lay out a little more about the Sarantian Races, and reiterate my offer to put together/draw other muses in this little fantasy world - more under the cut:

What is Sarant? A high fantasy world I've been devising for nearly fifteen years now, with one self-published book on the market and several more in the works. It is a place inhabited by the various Amkyn races, whose primitive ancestors emerged from the earliest fonts of primal magic, and also the Arriv, an allied collection of peoples descended from refugees that arrived from other worlds entirely.

The Arriv Elf, dwarf, human, orc, and goblin are outliers in this wild land, using their 'celestial' magics to skirt the natural order of things and praying to a pantheon of gods called the Immosi.

Elves have long since made themselves at home in the Grand Forest and along the shores of its Long Lake. They are classified as Middling-Tall, receive a +2 Attunement bonus, and originally created the trasformative magic called Alchemy

Dwarves dwell in the extensive cavern system beneath the towering Wide Mounts and their many foothills. They are classified as Middling-Short, receive a +2 Strength bonus, and originally created the crafting magic called Sorcery

Humans spread throughout much of the Southern Fields and can be found in communities of all sizes along the river lines. They are classified as Middling, receive a +2 Intuition bonus, and originally created the manipulation magic called Wizardry

Orcs live in either the Eastern Woodlands or Grey Crags depending on their philosophical ideologies, the meckle and the kunal. They are classified as Large, receive a +2 Fortitude bonus, and originally created the health-based Sacrificial magic.

Goblins founded a new home in the extensive and bountiful Marhok Marshlands of the southwest. They are classified as Small, receive a +2 Agility bonus, and originally created the space-folding Astral magic.

The Amkyn Of all the many non-sapient animal species to cover the vast array of environments in the world, only twenty have given rise to more advanced Amkyn peoples, capable of craftship, culture, and civilization. Some of these races are older and more powerful than others, but each answer to their representative god upon the Primari Council.

Wolfen (wolves) Large, Natural Ability: Guardian Boon

Felisapi (cats) Middling-Tall, NA: Claw Slash

Kitsune (foxes) Middling-Short, NA: Deep Bite

Ritikai (rats) Small, NA: Tail Smack

Minotaurs (cattle) Large, NA: Hoof Stomp

Centaurs (horses) Large-Long, NA: Rearing Kick

Burar (badgers) Middling, NA: Explosive Growl

Fauns (sheep) Small, NA: Headbutt

Satyrs (goats) Middling-Short, NA: Horn Slam

Dryads (deer) Middling-Long, NA: Bounding Leap

Harpies (birds of prey) Middling-Tall, NA: Sudden Shriek

Fairies (winged insects) Tiny, NA: Airborne

Quirren (squirrels) Middling, NA: Inherent Spite

Dispai (spiders) Tiny-Long, NA: Sticky Feet

Torardim (turtles) Middling, NA: Extra Armor

Borfen (bears) Large, NA: Paw Swipe

Naga (snakes) Tiny, NA: Tripping Hazard

Obongi (frogs) Small, NA: Spring Step

Susataurs (pigs) Large, NA: Bonecrunch

Anonians (dragonkin) Variety of Sizes and Natural Abilities, depending on the particular court: the Tiny bright green Forests with a Paralytic Touch, the Small golden Fields with Wing Strike, the Middling-Short russet Crags who Hypnotize, the Middling azure Crystals with Poison Spines, the Middling-Tall crimson Smokes who breathe Dense Smog, and Large violet Storms who Summon Lightning

Natural Abilities and Bonuses come inherent to each race; Wolfen cannot learn Elemental Magics, Amkyn as a whole are unable to use Celestial Magics, and Arriv remain barred from the Primal category of Natural Magics. Other than those restrictions, any personage is free to pick and choose whatever skills they prefer from these areas of study:

MELEE Hand to Hand - Close Combat - Long Range

FOCUS Conviction - Centering - Awareness

SUBTLETY Tricks - Borrows - Whispers

NATURAL MAGIC Primal - Musical - Soul - Growth - Decay

CELESTIAL MAGIC Arcane - Astral - Alchemy - Sorcery - Sacrificial

ELEMENTAL MAGIC Fire - Water - Earth - Air - Magma - Ice - Light - Dark

There are four basic abilities within each category; specializing can earn the favor of that field's divine patron(s), whereas diversifying can open pathways to particular allies and organizations. New characters begin with four choices; leveling up allows the option of adding a new ability to one's skillset, or upgrading one already known to improve its output.

[aquariuminfobureau]

Aquatic snakes and fungus

Today I learned of a white, aquatic aquatic 'fungus' infecting water snakes, specifically the fully aquatic Acrochordus javanicus, and amphibious Homalopsis buccata. Because these pathogens have limits of their tolerance, the problem may be prevented using tannic acids in the water. The organisms are also sensitive to temperatures over 32 degrees centigrade. So if noticed in time, the infection is easy to clear up, and better still, easy to prevent.

Most water snake species make extensive use of a dry land area in their aquaterrarium. Thereby their natural, amphibious behaviours would prevent any such pathogens becoming dangerous. However Acrochordus sp. are entirely aquatic, and Homalopsis sp. can, in my experience, be reluctant to emerse - although they certainly are amphibious snakes, and should not be maintained without a dry area. Thus these two genera are at particular risk of aquatic pathogens, compared to ie. Natrix or Nerodia.

Reptile keeper misconceptions would have it that Acrochordus, or at least A. javanicus, the most traded species, require a very low pH of about 5. This is a misunderstanding based on the preventative value of tannins, and the snakes appear indifferent to pH and hardness values. For although A. javanicus is recorded from peat swamps, it also inhabits freshwaters with less extreme parameters.

[chimugukuru]

Munday Meme

name: Lilac! <3

age: 30+

pronouns: ze/zer/zers (rhymes with she/her/hers)

sexuality: asexual! and some flavor of arospec, I think

single or taken: Single as a pringle (which rhymes but doesn't actually make sense)

hobbies: writing, daydreaming about my hobbies, embroidery, bookbinding, drawing, painting, reading, fantasy makeup

favorite color: Purple! Especially, shocker, lilac!

fandoms: so many; right now mainly 911 (ABC), T.een W.olf, and PJO, but I always cycle back to my other ones, especially if my main partners are active somewhere.

other blogs: again, so many; right now @thxemazingem (multifandom OC) is my other main one, and I'm trying to build @moonsmilcd (canon multimuse) rn!

favorite tv show: Gosh that's so hard! Star Trek: Discovery, 911, Flashpoint, Teen Wolf, and Almost Human are probably my top 5, though those could change at anytime.

cosplay: I don't cosplay if it means "specific characters from specific media), but I DO wear fantasy/historical-based clothing to the Renaissance Faires around my area!

reading: In between books

currently listening: bouncing between songs too

pets, if any: None, but I've been around my friend's dog Bean for so long that I'm practically one of her family members, if that counts

favorite animal: Snakes! No species in particular

favorite character from the fandom you currently rp in, excluding your muse: Excluding Parrish, Kira Yukimura, and Ken Yukimura, Scott McCall and Melissa McCall are my favorite TW characters! which rounds off my top 5 anyway! @nosestealer's Eleusine is my favorite PJO character.

tagged by: @kindofuneven (indirectly) tagging: Anyone who wants to do the thing!

[odkrycia-nauce-i-foldery-online]

Quizzical furbearers and squamates: criticism of unusual observations

Tomasz Q. Pietrzak

Background:

That report was evaluated for principal terrestrial fauna in the areas choosed in central part of the Europe, namely Poland. I conducted field trips for purposes cursory that problem. Additionally, used interviews with hunters on animal reports. Chiefly roe deers, red foxes, feral furbearers, common squirrels, forest and meadow rodents are primary components of furbearers in the many regions of Poland. Within squamates are grass snakes or sand lizards but occur in rare, such as smooth snakes. Additionally locals have concerns to snakes, as the all are venomous. There are some records of abnormal specimens but no very strange one. Mutations of larger and smaller animals such as follow deer or vipers are occurred.

Hunters reported one animal similar to marten killed a few years ago in northeast Poland and being not fully understood. I have great imagine that some understood animals are origin as invasive species that was no previously recorded from the country. There are no records on rare animals more on south, but additionally one uncanny large boar-like creature was reported as appeared close to human settlements in Sandomierz Basin. Probably enormous male living near alterations areas and depends of supply food. In northern Poland was observed free-ranging horses being semi-feral animals that can impact on other hoofed. In southern Wielkopolska Province tracks of small deer-like animals was noted and observed one animals that being in a fact, common roe deer.

There was reports of large felines in Śląsk and Świętokrzyskie (south-central Poland) in 2008-2009 and it was proven to be cougars that escaped from illegal breeding in Czech republic. Although it was only accident and there was no peculiarity. In 2012 reports of black cougar was announcement in northwestern and southern Poland. At present, it is believed to be a kind of breed of large, black dogs (labradors?) that are feral in fields and forests. Additionally there was tracks of unidentified animal that was in a fact molten badger track. Striped feral cats, dark squirrels and jumping sand lizards in foothills and lowlands of Poland was recorded.

In Beskid Niski of south-east Poland there was literature records of flying-multicolored snakes that can fly.  It is believed to be misidentification of one man being screwed. One of the responders report about very ferocious vipers living in many numbers that are inhabitants of Beskidy Mountains. The showed methodology (mixed field trips and interviews) is conducted for strange specimens and even new records of known but rare species in folklore and field surveys.

/ Variety of now-extinct, tree-snake recorded by interview in village near Myślenice in autumn of 2013, could be in-fact ethno-known Aesculapian snake, which remain only in so-called folk-memory. The field survey have been carried out myself. /

Species can play a role in environments differently by various people. Each kind of that species living in wild could be a rare individuals. Ground mammals or birds even a known species are mysterious for people that are now alienated in nature.

Discussion:

Through this surveys and on the literature base there was  to come a conclusion there are some peculiar specimens and other are no particular finally and existed only as self-imagination by locals and people interesting in unusually. Techniques used in this and similar overview do not confirm any unrecognized species.

Only particular specimens being enormous animals, very aggressive one, incorrectly recognized hoofed, snakes being shy and fast and living in ravines. The humans, like hermits or people walking in field and forest in some uninhabited places are misidentified by others as some known as "wild men" and classified as unrecognized species. Predators both daily and hunting under night for human living as simple as possible could be uncommon, marvelous and unknown. But in nature, there are nothing unusual. Most of records of strange animals, plants and creatures similar to humans was provided by simple or sick people. It is fantastic mysteries for them and follow them for us. But these animals could be in scientific room well-known or little-known. The true unknown animals in scientific vision living over there in places which we do not suspected or in some well-known as very wild and pristine regions. Some unusual specimens or even people imaginations/mental illness could be interesting in scientific point of vision in anatomy, medicine or genetic but no in cryptozoology.

For health minds as following by people created more and more animals even strange that they seen and report it to others as very peculiar one. For human culture all of the creatures are particular, on the other hands for population patterns all strange creatures in enormous quantities are only errors in genes or somatic defects and they disappeared from populations as fast as possible and in majority does not leave a descendant.  

 one perceive: There are some kinds of records of unidentified animals in sites, where it is believed commonly to be clearly. It is fabulous that people still looking for mystery, despite it is a little stupid. Stupid is stirring. Each of us would like to be stirring. People of each times tried elucidates the “mystery”. It is really enjoy that we have still piece of that perceive in times when everything could be recognize as pragmatic and scientific-related. In human communities remain a little of that inquiry.

On the other hand, the true critism: People are afraid of the unknown, but on the other hand, tend to what is unknown, they want to get something that exists in nature was something else, something completely different. In general, unidentified are only in their own convictions. These self-minded perceives are frustrating, there are no sense in a fact. Reports must be confirmed by classification framework. The methodology should be here a lot more scientific and technical at the same approach. Lets look at animals that are object. These objects appearing in a core set, which is population. A population can be a reliable reference.

Some references:

Huta, J. 1978. Wspomnienia myśliwskie. Kraków, Wydawnictwo Literackie

Król. A. 2009. http://www.polskatimes.pl/artykul/148502, wyjasnila-sie-zagadka-pumy-grasujacej-na slasku,id,t.html?cook ie=1

Arment, Chad. 2004. Cryptozoology: science & speculation. Landisville, Pa. Coachwhip Publications

Hill, S. 2006.  Doubtful. http://idoubtit.wordpress.com/

Strojny, W. 1983. Wąż Eskulapa, „Przyroda Polska” (3), s. 23.

Merritt. Ch. 2009. Is cryptozoology a valid science?  Hellium.com

"Cryptozoology: Science or Pseudoscience?", ZSL Living Conservation, Communicating Science Series, 12 July 2011, http://static.zsl.org/files/cryptozoology-science-or-pseudoscience-abstracts-1524.pdf 

National Geographic, 2010. Ptasie wizerunki w Sandomierzu. https://www.national-geographic.pl/artykul/ptasie-wizerunki-w-sandomierzu

PART OF COLLECTION OF ZOOLOGICAL HAZY.

[the-sage-libriomancer]

the thing that makes me so interested in a crossover between these three specifically is how Sing, Zootopia, and Beastars are all set in a world of anthropomorphic animals, but they can't be the same world because small differences make them fundamentally incompatible. obviously Beastars takes place in a world where cannibalism is a Thing and the politics are completely different, but Sing also has species types (namely reptiles and primates) that Zootopia doesn't, and Zootopia's world has reached a level of peace and prosperity that Beastars definitely hasn't.

off the top of my head, some of the most meaningful differences are:

-in Zootopia, the city is built to accommodate all types of animals with various heights, weights, shapes and sizes. in Sing, the city is built with a "one size fits all" mindset and forces non-standard animals like Mike (a mouse) and Moon (a koala) to compensate. In stark contrast, the school in Beastars forms its architecture around species segregation, and the "one size fits all" approach is only used in public spaces with lots of traffic.

-speaking of sizes, Zootopia has animals that are accurately sized and proportioned to real life, while Sing and Beastars have relatively scaled down versions (e.g Meena the elephant only reaching the height of a tall human). Beastars in particular seems to be base heights entirely based on vibes--dogs seem to be human height, snakes can be tiny or huge, and even small animals are frequently sized up to the height of a smallish child.

-Sing and Beastars also have far more humanoid characters in comparison to Zootopia.

-species that exist are super varied. in Zootopia, it's strictly regulated to mammalian herbivores and carnivores with occasional omnivores like raccoons and otters. in Beastars, there are mostly mammals but domestic animals like dogs and chickens are included. in Sing, pretty much anything goes - gorillas, koalas, chickens, dogs, sheep, snails, and what have you.

-the predator/prey relations. Zootopia has tense societal drama between predator and prey but individuals can coexist just fine - the fear is always there, but generally the violence of the wild is comfortably behind them. Beastars features a much sharper divide between predator and prey species due to the very real presence of cannibalism, and the fragile peace between carnivores and herbivores always feels ready to snap. meanwhile, Sing doesn't have any species-related conflicts whatsoever and there's no word on whether they ever existed.

so if you hypothetically wrote something where the characters of one of these stories fell into the world of another, it would make really interesting dynamics - and those dynamics would change based on which world is the main setting. sending Nick and Judy into the Beastars world would force them to confront even worse prejudice (and prompt some meta, considering the original concepts present in Zootopia's plot), but sending them into the Sing world would give them whiplash because there aren't any species-based prejudices AT ALL. meanwhile, sending Haru and Legoshi into the Zootopia world wouldn't be a big deal because wolves and rabbits exist there, while sending Johnny and Ash into the Zootopia world would cause tons of problems because Zootopia's world has never seen gorillas or porcupines.

i can think of so many scenarios for this. imagine Nick and Louis, two characters who have defined themselves by societal expectations of their species, falling into Sing's world and being gobsmacked that the bigoted worldviews and ugly stereotypes they've struggled with all their lives simply don't exist. imagine Judy falling into the Beastars world and, while trying to get home, valiantly tries to smooth over the predator/prey conflicts she comes across, only to slowly figure out just how violent and depraved the world is compared to hers. imagine Meena falling into the Beastars world and seeming like a giant, or falling into the Zootopia world and looking way too tiny compared to the other elephants. i spent way too long thinking about this but you get it right

having been lying in bed sick all day, i've had many strange things on my mind over the course of the past 12 hours and yet the only topic that interests me now is the ramifications of writing a crossover between Beastars, Zootopia, and Sing.

[castiele-rose]

☆ ° • Aspen Ecko • ° ☆

(sim made by me @castiele-rose)

The Doctor of the Luna Witch Coven, Aspen Ecko, is a young medical student who wants to use science and medicine to help people and society evolve and stir away from the beliefs that witches can only do harm. However much he doesn't like to admit, he might have to reply on his own magic to help him out a little, but he is confident he can do it.

He is very smart, genius in fact, loves reading and stays up late studying medicine and practising spells and charms. He also has particular love for horses as he thinks they are majestic creatures.

I made Aspen for my own gameplay, but people requested me to upload him so I'm doing it!

Note: Sims I make for my own personal gameplay are super CC and Store content heavy (some more some less) so BEWARE when downloading them! Make sure you check out the list of CC and Store content down below and download all of it, unless you want some stuff to be replaced by base game items. Even then I can NOT guarantee you my sims will look same in your game as they do in mine, which again depends on CC and custom sliders you might not have in your game.

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※ Specifications ※

species: Witch

age: YA

LTW: World Renowned Surgeon

traits: Genius, Bookworm, Good, Night Owl, Equestrian

CC: yes (mid)

Store content: yes (mid)

EPs required: Supernatural, Pets, World Adventures

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※ CC ※

skin: ESkin-nATURAL+Deafult (default replacemen by teru_k)

hair: MUSAE_Darby 4to3 (conversion by @ladybughome, original by @effiethejay)

eyebrows: Adriana Makeup Set (by @kurasoberina)

contacts: Eruwen n7-n12 contacts set(n7) (by eruwen-blog)

moles: UI Mod - CAS Moles (by Rez Delnava)

custom lip sliders (by @oneeuromutt)

custom nose sliders (just take Nose Tip Width & Nose Tip Y Scale sliders from here) (by @oneeuromutt)

tattoos: Doom-Inspired Tattoos (by @sweetdevil-sims)

MAKEUP

eyeshadow: Matte Euphoria (by @pralinesims)

eyeliner: WA liner

eyelashes: Eyelash Set N3A (by S-Club)

EVERYDAY

shirt: Simple Linen Shirt from Dragon Valley World (world download by @freesimsshit) I got this top when I downloaded the world and it is the only thing from that world on my sim so if you don't want to download the whole world for one shirt you don't have to, you can replace it with something else :)

pants: Bottom My rock star (by @shushilda) the pants clip through the boots, but Idc you can replace either if you mind that

shoes: Store Pirate Boots (by @sweetdevil-sims)

accessories: Snake Gauges (by @leahlillith), Pendant Celtic Snake (by @irinaseverinka), 77 Accessories - Skull Beaded + Nails Ring (by the77sim3 no longer exists anywhere on the internet)

FORMAL

outfit: Dragon Valley outfit from Medieval Separates set (by @danjaley)

accessories: Gothic Crown Dark Prince (by Gardolir)

SLEEPWEAR

outfit: TSM Nightshirt (by @danjaley)

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If you still have any questions feel free to ask me :)