Mani

The Mani (singular Mana) is a large land based animal that for thousands of years has been the main domesticated animal for the people of the continent of Mesoti. The Mani are prized for their meat, milk, and with some sub-species, their thick wooly coat. 
== Biology ==
The Mani are a large, 4 legged animal of the Artalli Kingdom (equivelant to the Class Mammalia). Mani have 2 eyes, and, are on the surface very similar to the Cow. All varieties of Mani have a thick underfur coat, yet, the Northern Varieties also have an extremely thick and wooly coat that protects them from the subzero climates of some regions in the North of the Continent. 
The species eats primarily Assi (grass), but is not unknown to eat other leafy plants if they are available and grass is scarce. In extreme situations, Mani have been observed eating other animals, and during the most extreme times have been seen eating other Mani, such as during extensive periods of draught that may cause a lack of sufficient plantlife to feed off.
== History ==
The Mani were first written about in the year around 10,000 years ago, and were described as "large wooly walkers" in what is today the Kingdom of Arrin. They were first domesticated around 9,000 years ago, in the same region. At this time, the northern regions of the continent had no suitable animals for domesticasation, and with the Mani came a massive increase in population in these regions.
The Mani were first migrated south around 8,500 years ago. Over a period of about 500 more years, the Mani would see themselves in every reach of the continent except the deserts of Badar.