Tierkel

== Description ==
The Tierkel are burrowing mammals that thrive in rocky, arid climateshttps://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/wiki/series/the_nature_of_predators. Despite their desert preferences, their dull-colored fur is rather thick. They require sun basking for thermoregulation, and at night will often sleep by huddling if they don’t have heated blankets available. The Tierkel have very shrill, loud voices in order to warn each other of predators, especially with their long spells of dormancy.
Similar to Gojids, their stubby tails limit them in terms of tail languages, but they invented tapping patterns with their hardened claws. Their cub-like ears and thickset bodies make them slightly larger quadrupeds than the Zurulians.
The Tierkel Rockclan aren’t as well adapted as most species, so they never dominated their homeworld, and their biosphere was considered especially dangerous by the Federation. The Tierkel are useful links for trading empires like the Nevoks and Fissans for their control over various ores and resources found in their native environment, but rarely stray from their homeworld due to being naturally drawn to heat and warmth.
== References ==
Category:Species