Atlantis Database Entry: Fuzzle Whimpet
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Atlantis Database entry 1006792: Fuzzle Whimpet
Keywords: Fuzzle Whimpet, Pets, Pet care, Fuzzlet, Lantian native species
General Information:
This Lantian native animal is best known as a common children’s pet. Small and fuzzy, this little creature stands at just 30cm from toe to ear tip and comes in a variety of colours, from white, through to blacks and browns or unique combinations of these colours. These animals have four limbs which can be used to run quickly or they are capable of walking more slowly using their hind limbs only. A creature used to being hunted, the species has evolved an unusual third eye in the back of the head, as well as large ears and a keen sense of smell. Fuzzle Whimpet’s are mostly vegetarian, though they will also eat insects and other small organisms when found.
In the wild, this species lives in small family groups of up to twenty individuals and will make any small hollowed out space into their home. This species is however highly adaptable and are quite happy to bond with individuals of other species, including humans and will treat them as their family group.
Physiology:
The Fuzzle Whimpet is of no specific sex and may breed in a sexual or asexual manner. Baby Fuzzle Whimpets (or Fuzzlets) are capable of being fully independent within several hours of birth. They mature quickly and take just four months to reach adulthood. At this point they give birth to their own ‘primary litter’. This litter is the only litter of Fuzzlets produced via asexual reproduction and is probably yet another adaptation by this species in response to the high death rate from predators. This first litter will be abandoned by the family group well before maturity, as they are too closely related to each other and the parent; however they will be accepted into another unrelated Fuzzle Whimpet group, thus maintaining diversity. Later fuzzlet litters are produced by sexual reproduction only, involving any two individuals. These litters are termed ‘secondary litters’.
Physiologically, Fuzzle Whimpets are similar in many ways to the mammals of Earth. They have a similar circulatory system and oxygenated blood supply; the main difference here being the presence of two small hearts, rather than one larger one. Genetically, this species has not been well defined. It is known to have 17 circular chromosomes, and avid Fuzzle Whimpet breeders have located those genes defining colour to be contained chromosomes 3 and 2. The different mixed or tortoiseshell colouring pattern is unique to each individual, even in asexually produced Primary fuzzlets, as it is the product of chromosome condensation and inactivation.
Atlantis Database entry 1006792: Fuzzle Whimpet
Keywords: Fuzzle Whimpet, Pets, Pet care, Fuzzlet, Lantian native species
General Information:
This Lantian native animal is best known as a common children’s pet. Small and fuzzy, this little creature stands at just 30cm from toe to ear tip and comes in a variety of colours, from white, through to blacks and browns or unique combinations of these colours. These animals have four limbs which can be used to run quickly or they are capable of walking more slowly using their hind limbs only. A creature used to being hunted, the species has evolved an unusual third eye in the back of the head, as well as large ears and a keen sense of smell. Fuzzle Whimpet’s are mostly vegetarian, though they will also eat insects and other small organisms when found.
In the wild, this species lives in small family groups of up to twenty individuals and will make any small hollowed out space into their home. This species is however highly adaptable and are quite happy to bond with individuals of other species, including humans and will treat them as their family group.
Physiology:
The Fuzzle Whimpet is of no specific sex and may breed in a sexual or asexual manner. Baby Fuzzle Whimpets (or Fuzzlets) are capable of being fully independent within several hours of birth. They mature quickly and take just four months to reach adulthood. At this point they give birth to their own ‘primary litter’. This litter is the only litter of Fuzzlets produced via asexual reproduction and is probably yet another adaptation by this species in response to the high death rate from predators. This first litter will be abandoned by the family group well before maturity, as they are too closely related to each other and the parent; however they will be accepted into another unrelated Fuzzle Whimpet group, thus maintaining diversity. Later fuzzlet litters are produced by sexual reproduction only, involving any two individuals. These litters are termed ‘secondary litters’.
Physiologically, Fuzzle Whimpets are similar in many ways to the mammals of Earth. They have a similar circulatory system and oxygenated blood supply; the main difference here being the presence of two small hearts, rather than one larger one. Genetically, this species has not been well defined. It is known to have 17 circular chromosomes, and avid Fuzzle Whimpet breeders have located those genes defining colour to be contained chromosomes 3 and 2. The different mixed or tortoiseshell colouring pattern is unique to each individual, even in asexually produced Primary fuzzlets, as it is the product of chromosome condensation and inactivation.