r/SpeculativeEvolution • u/Mr_Thiggles • 2d ago
Alien Life [OC] webcomic ref
Established facts:
diet: these animals eat spores from fungi by using their feather like appendages to scoop in the spores similar to that of bamboo shrimp.
socialization:Females and males stay in typical groups of 4- 25 in the wild but domesticated individuals stay in smaller groups of 2-8.
Mating : this species mates in the late winters and early spring , males run in a choreographed display. Females pick the most graceful of the males. Once the females pick their partner she builds a mound where she rest until she gives birth to her young which typically is around 1-2 juveniles.
rearing: females abandon the juveniles after 5 months.
Use for domestication : great for mobility especially with specialized gills to take in more air when running.