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Kanaloa; We've got Mud n' Eels...
Topic Started: Oct 7 2008, 11:53 AM (7,543 Views)
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Approx size; 20-30ft. A slow-moving deep-water predator that sneaks up on prey, grasps it with it's main tentacles, and drags it into it's beak. Nom nom nom.

Kanaloa, roughly the same size as earth orbits a similar star, and is very similar to earth in many ways- except for it's geography and life. The planet's surface is almost entirely covered in shallow, warm oceans (with deeper, cooler patches and small ice caps- it's a little warmer than earth) with very little lands, either consisting of muddy sandbars that can wash away overnight, or reeflike structures that protrude from the water's surface wherever reefs are, as well as 'land' made from large, strong floating plants and some small islands surrounding volcanic activity.

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From a foot to two meters long. The beaked reefeater is a peaceful, if dim-witted creatures that uses it's large, hard beak to defend itself as well was to crunch tough reef into dust when it eats. Cute, no?

But it's not like anything lives on what little land there is, anyways. Virtually all life on Kanaloa exists under the water. Most life in the shallow parts of the oceans is rather safe, consisting of smaller creatures, strange plant-like animals, and the few carnivores and venomous animals don't pose too worrysome of a threat to the adapted posthumans (Mermatees) that live on Kanaloa (They still pose a threat, but attacks and injury are rare or treated well).

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This creature uses it's flattened tentacles to dig up sea-cabbage and sea-lettuce creatures, and then impales them with it's skinny beak before eating. They occasionally bite or nip mermatees or the passing human tourist, but don't pose a great threat. Approx. one meter long.

Granted, in deeper waters, things are a little more dangerous.

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oh god what is it make it go away make it go away oh god

But Kanaloa is a vast place, with much life to be had. Besides rather earthlike reefs, many of the plant forms here are actually somewhere between animal and plant, octopus or eel-like creatures capable of photosynthesis, and the majority of life forms resemble mixes of some creatures from earth. Cepholpods, eels, and crustaceans namely, adapted to fill the niches empty in the ocean.

Skeletons are rare, and anything beyond a cartilaginous skeleton like that of a shark is nigh-impossible to find in the native lifeforms of Kanaloa, although hard, bony beaks and claws are common (teeth less so, but still noticeable) as well as hard shells and spines.

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An example of sea lettuce. The octopod-like body is buried in the mud, the eyes permanently closed in adulthood. As young "spores" the eyes are open as they swim to find a place to root themselves. They taste kinda like broccoli and bacon fat.

Think Lovecraft, for these animals. Horrible horrible H.P.Lovecraft full of tentacles and writhing things.

Enjoy, and do check out the threat above for the Mermatees- my wonderful posthumans. XD
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i can watch r rateds mostly any way my parents just do not like me downloading stuff becouse it can mess up my pc
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Oh, yeah, downloading stuff can mess up a PC pretty bad. It takes a while to figure out where actual reasonable places to get stuff are, but I haven't figured it out, yet. *POints to 25-year-old brother* that's why I have him download stuff for me. XD
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I haven't gotten any viruses from it. Plus, the guy who wrote it has an account and posts here.

Don't quote me on that if you get a trojan or something.
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Look our for trojans, wear one instead!

I wouldn't know. Plus, my computer would probably explode if I tried to download something at this point (oh man I don't know how, but literally 60% of my hard drive is taken up by word documents. Man. Wow.)
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I never got anything bad from it, so you will probably be okay. Wow those gull sound really interesting. Is there on named after me? You should know Lamna is a scientific name in its own right.

Xenophile like Japanophile or xenophile in a different way? ;)
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Xenophile as in "Flash drive of hentacles" xenophile.

The Lamna. :D Hmm...what woudl it be like?
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Literally The Voracious fish. Perhaps its common name could the the Porteagle?

Ok that kind of xenophile. Hentacles, whatever floats you boat. I never could like them, and I am Jack Harkness like in tastes. (nowhere near as good looking though, though Greatcoats are fun)

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OK, well, Kanaloan "Birds" have tentacles that have hardened and have skin membranes stretching between them. It's like a pterosaur or bat wing.

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Lol, hope you make something good
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Good, horrifying, squishy....all the same.
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It's what we have come to expect.
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Common Kanagull- Like all Kanaloan "Birds", the Common Kanagull is covered in primitive feather-like down. This down is a mottled blue in the common kanagull males, and a mottled purple in females. They have a beak almost identical to a Home Earth seagull. However, like all Kanaloan "Birds", its eyes are mounted on snail-like stalks. It has a wingspan of 2 ft.

Giant Kanagull- With a wingspan of 35 ft, this behemoth of the skies really lives up to its name. It is reminiscent of Home Earth's giant pterosaurs of the Cretaceous. What little down there is is colored the same color as the water it scans. A bright turquoise.

Dwarf Kanagull- With a wingspan of 3 in, this tiny, hummingbird-like creature is the smallest multicellular creature on all of Kanaloa. The coral mangrove rafts produce lovely flowers year-round. This is what the Dwarf Kanagull feeds on, the nectar of these flowers. It is so different from all other kanagulls that most Kana-Biologists think its a different genus altogether. Its wings beat at a blindingly quick 90 beats per second.
EDIT: This species feathers are a rainbow of colors, just like the coral mangrove raft forests they live in. ^_^

Northern Eskimo Kanagull- This subspecies of common kanagull (just decided this, I will update.) is colored white with grey stripes along its back. It is nearly impossible to distinguish from the Southern Eskimo Kanagull. The key difference however, is the pattern of their stripes and their mating calls. The small poles on either side of Kanaloa are home to large populations of this small "bird". Like its relatives, the northern eskimo kanagull has a 2 ft. wingspan.

Southern Eskimo Kanagull- The differences between this species and the northern eskimo kanagull are subtle. Their mating call is different. The northern's being a low, long, "Kooaaluaagagh!" and the southern's being an ear-piercing, "SCHREEEEAQUEA!" Their stripe patterns are different and, their grey is a bit darker than the northern's. It has a 2ft wingspan.

Kanaloavia is done. I'm hitting the hay, night everyone, see you tomorrow. :lol:

Yellow Drakex's Pelikana- Like an Earth Pelican, pelikanas have long beaks that also have throat pouches. The pelikanas, however, dwarf such pterosaurs like Hatzegopteryx in size. (Hatzegopteryx had a 40ft. wingspan and a 9.8ft. skull!) Yellow Drakex's Pelikana is a true behemoth. With a 58ft. wingspan, a head (not including the beak) that's 10ft. long, and a 2 foot long beak. It is covered in orange down wth black speckles.

Thunder Pelikana- The smallest pelikana. It is named after its amazing ability to bounce back, populationwise, after an omegacane. (Yes, mega hurricane is a bit too long.) It is also named after its down pattern, which is black with jagged yellow stripes. It has a 12ft. wingspan and a 10in. long beak.

Deceptive Pelikana- The rarely seen deceptive pelikana is, astonishingly, the most best documented pelikana. Egg-laying takes place from early summer to mid-winter and the chicks hatch during the spring. The young are ready to leave the nest by the time breeding starts. The deceptive pelikana is a white in color. Females have tan-tipped feathers, though. They have a wingspan of 23ft. and a beak length of 16in.
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Huggable Squishy- A long, s-shaped neck leads from the shoulders to the head of this fructivore. Making its home in the coral-mangove forest-rafts, the Huggable Squishy is naked except for its long hind legs and its toes. Like the pfrit from Dougal Dixon's "After Man", the huggable squishy glides across the water of the sea. Its down is brown with white, grey, and black flecks. It looks like a nearly naked ornithomimid. The huggable squishy has been domesticated by the mermatees.
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Remember, the toes must be feathered and it is to be naked all other places but the legs.

Eskimo Squishy- Living in the Northern Kanaloan Pole, the eskimo "squishy" is more like an eskimo "fuzzy". It is essentially a smaller Huggable squishy only covered in thick down. It is white and has a read streak running down its neck ans spine all the way to the tip of its tail.

Freezer-Burned Squishy- The polar opposite of the Eskimo Squishy (literally!). Freezer-burned Squishies are black feathered with an aquamarine streak running down its neck all the way to its tail-tip.
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Thick Birdy from Termina- The thick birdy is, like all members of its genus, alarmingly aggressive and territorial. Anything that enters its territory is savagely mauled to death. It is also stubborn, it will never stop attacking, even after the invader has been dead for an hour. This means that pachyavialoans are very endangered. This creatures beak is serrated- it looks like it has teeth. They are colored black, with white streaks and yellow wingtips. THe average wingspan of one is 3ft.

Thick-headed Birdy- This creature adds another weapon to its arsenal- a thick skull that is perfect for bludgeoning. Female thick-head birdies challenge each other to head-butting contests each breeding season. It is blue with a red tummy. Females are bright yellow. Their skulls are hardened skin, however, and are not covered in down.
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Kanaloapteryx- You can design this one. Look at Archaeopteryx for inspiration.
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REMEMBER-- KANALOA BIRDS HAVE SNAIL-LIKE EYESTALKS!
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How would something so birdlike be able to evolve on a planet dominated by squishy, presumably boneless eel things?
Perhaps they're descended from ray-like things that took to the air? How would an internal skeleton and feet evolve?
Was your nose discovered or invented?

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I have no idea. Good work, but that seems a little too earth like.

So long and thanks for all the squid-slug-eel-birds
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