Coello

== Description ==
The Coello is a smaller creature that is most often found in the forests and cliffs up in the mountains of Kotimaa. It looks like a cross between a rabbit and some sort of bird. They have large wings which fold to their back and a long tail used for flying. A white coat acts as camouflage in their natural environment, though older Coello often have ears and wings that are tipped with black. Sharp claws and teeth are their main methods of hunting and defending themselves, but they are also highly intelligent and will try to outwit larger predators. 
These little beasts only live to twenty at the oldest, though they reproduce often, leading to large warrens of twenty or more.
== Diet ==
Coello are omnivores, though usually prefer to feed on any plants that they might find. However the cold winters of the Kotimaan mountains don't always afford them this luxury. There are times when whole warrens can be seen converging on prey as large as a fully grown buck. 
== Behavior ==
Coello prefer to live either high in the sides of cliffs or in forests, creating large complexes or dens to house their entire warrens. Extremely pack oriented, it is uncommon for these beasts not to been seen in the company of others. They are migratory, moving between dens with the changing of seasons or sources of food.
If a single Coello is attacked or cornered by a predator, it will shriek loudly in an attempt to warn the rest of the warren before either attacking or attempting to flee. 
It is rarer for these creatures to be seen in captivity. Only the most skilled of trappers and trains will deal with them, as more then one unlucky man has been swarmed and eaten when they try and capture them. In the cases that Coello have been tamed, often either by nobility or the Elten army, they make great message carriers. Their high intelligence allowing them to memorize locations ans sometimes people.
== Myths ==
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