Ugandan Knuckles

== Description ==
=== Physical Characteristics ===
Ugandan Knuckles are 1 foot tall creatures that vaguely resemble Echidna. They have short red fur that covers their entire bodies other than their snouts, and they have 3 inch long 'quills' which go down their head and end around their shoulders. They are bipedal, and have human like arms and legs. Their snouts are quite wide, and are often tightly shut by the creatures. They have a black nose which extends upwards from the end of the snout. On their chests, there is a white marking which usually resembles a crescent. This is sometimes different, however, leading scientists to believe that it may be painted on rather than genetic. Their arms end in a white glove-like coating, which also has two prominent spikes on the knuckles (hence the name). They have 4 fingers, including their thumb. Their legs are very short and stubby, as their bodies are very large and round, taking up about 75% of the creature's body mass. These legs end in red and yellow stretched skin resembling sneakers. This is likely to protect the creature's feet and foot bone structures from harsh terrain. Finally, they have two large eyes with black pupils, often looking in different directions.
==== Mutations ====
Some Ugandan Knuckles resemble a horse rather than an echidna, however they appear to be the same species. This is a very rare mutation, but it can be passed down to offspring. This sub-species is often used in lieu of horses by Redditors, although some crafty civilians have been able to tame these beasts after the reddit takeover of america. Other than this horse mutation, some Ugandan Knuckles are born with blue fur instead of red, and exposed skin on their stomachs. This is very rare though, and usually only occurs when one parent shows this blue trait. 
=== Intelligence ===
Unlike Tom, Refuted, Ugandan Knuckles are very intelligent, although that may not be immediately obvious. They have exhibited advanced tool use, and have even been shown to occasionally repeat certain English phrases, and they can even understand complex commands if properly trained as a group. They have proven capable of making connections with others in their species, and scientists think they can distinguish human faces.
== Behavior ==
=== Diet and Hunting ===
Ugandan Knuckles often hunt in 'packs', occasionally hundreds strong. This way, they overpower any prey they may need to catch and can feed upon it easily. They are technically omnivores, but often prefer meat. Being small, they need a small amount of food, thus a single larger kill (such as a deer or similar animal) can feed hundreds of them. They also have a taste for bugs and worms, similar to real life Echidna. While their hunting numbers may be similar to Tom, Refuted, they are not prone to eat everything in sight and do not have their ravenous hunger, thus they often are not too damaging to ecosystems in comparison.
=== Territorial Behaviors ===
While Ugandan Knuckles are territorial, they often guard a rather small area for their entire pack. They will often worship a certain human, calling them their 'queen' and doing whatever they command. This can be seen in Act 4, as Pewdiepie is able to become the queen of a Ugandan Knuckles pack and they do his bidding.
=== Communication ===
Ugandan Knuckles often communicate with each other in rudimentary phrases they have memorized, often English, as well as a series of tongue clicks. These vocalizations are often things such as, "Do you Know dae way", "Queen" and "Yes my queen". While "Do you know dae way" has yet to be deciphered, the other two are in reference to any human their pack attaches to. "Yes my queen" is when it agrees to a command, and "queen" is usually chanted in the 'queen's' presence. It is unknown if the patern of tongue clicking is a type of syntax, or if the simple act of clicking itself is a warning or other sign.
=== Reproduction ===
Ugandan Knuckles likely reproduce in a similar way to Echidnas, in which they lay leathery eggs after being impregnated. This egg hatches in the mother's pouch after 10 days, and gestates there for another 4-5 weeks. Based on their numbers, they likely can host several eggs at once and/or go through this process very frequently. Ugandan Knuckles young have never been seen, so it is likely they hatch out of the egg fully formed (at least visually). They often lay these eggs in decently close proximity to their 'queen'. Ugandan Knuckles horses also lay eggs, and can reproduce with normal Ugandan Knuckles. The result will usually be another horse, which do not hatch fully formed. It is possible this may be determined in a similar way that sex is determined in other species, although the horses are much more rare. Estimates put Horses being about a 1% chance to occur from normal Ugandan Knuckles, however this number increases to about 70% if the mother and father are both horses. If only one parent is a horse, the result is a horse about 5% of the time.
=== Life Expectancy ===
Ugandan Knuckles will usually live about 5 to 10 years, regardless of their form. Luckily, they have high rates of reproduction, so this is not a problem for anyone raising Ugandan Knuckles horses for work or transport.
== Range ==
=== Habitat ===
Ugandan Knuckles can usually adapt to any environment, but prefer places where there are lots of bugs and larger game around. Their binding to humans usually occurs outside of human settlements, often to those who live far away from other people. If they have found a 'queen', their pack will inhabit the area around the person's home.
=== Origin ===
Ugandan Knuckles are a Cave dwelling species which likely shares their habitat with Cave People and Sewer People. Cave people were likely the origin of their behavior of binding to a 'queen', as these people are not native to the caves and would be very powerful, strong and often solitary (no bitches?). Thus, the Ugandan Knuckles would support them in exchange for direction, assistance in hunting and protection from predators. Ugandan Knuckles often followed Redditors around semi-closely, possibly in scavenging behavior. This caused them to briefly be an invasive species in England around the 1850's-1870's, but they were quickly hunted by humans or returned to the caves with the Redditors. As the Redditors invaded America, they are currently an invasive species in the country.
== Fun Facts ==
* The 'Ugandan Knuckles' was named by Charles Darwin, who erroneously assumed they had been brought to England from expeditions of south eastern Africa, and assumed the creatures were from Uganda.
* The Ugandan Knuckles that Pewdiepie control are seen stalking the main 8 before they come close to Pewdiepie's home. This is likely due to instructions from Pewdiepie to hunt for food, as he enthusiastically yells about fresh meat to Porky Pig in Act 4 Chapter 14: Home Sweet Home, Part 1: Endless Desert
* Ugandan Knuckles hunting for large game is likely something they only do on the surface, as in the caves there would be a larger proportion of bugs and smaller animals to eat.
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