LJ Idol - Underdog

Apr 21, 2010 00:52


   53,000,000 years ago - A dog-like creature slinks stealthily among the thick tropical foliage. It balances itself with its thick rodent-like tail while it sniffs the air for signs of prey. It deftly steps between tangled roots with its hoofed feet ( Read more... )

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teaberryblue April 21 2010, 14:52:43 UTC
Hahahaha I love it.

I think you forgot to link in the linky thread.

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emo_snal August 13 2012, 21:53:10 UTC
Just revisited this. I don't know why I refered to the Pakiceta as "it" instead of "him" throughout. Fixed that and reposted it on a writing website (:

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blythe025 April 21 2010, 18:07:07 UTC
The photo on wikepedia is quite creepy. I love your day-in-the-life of, though. I feel like I'm standing right beside it watching it all go down.

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emo_snal April 22 2010, 03:01:37 UTC
I thought it looked cute in the picture (:

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beautyofgrey April 22 2010, 00:07:52 UTC
Yay, love this! I also find the bee to be quite sneaky.

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emo_snal April 22 2010, 03:02:35 UTC
:D

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gratefuladdict April 22 2010, 06:02:35 UTC
What a pimp! I bet fish tastes better than monkey, anyway.

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cacophonesque April 22 2010, 11:36:51 UTC
Cool! I like learning new things, and hadn't realized cetaceans are descended from dog-like animals.

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emo_snal August 13 2012, 21:56:20 UTC
Yeah I remember being quite surprised when I realized that sea mammals must have reverse-darwin-fished back into the sea from land animals

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