Illusory Peacock

Basic Info:

Scientific Name: Illusio Avius
Intelligence Level: High
Domesticable: Yes, but only from a very young age, only a week after it has hatched at most.
Domestication Method: If one were to manage to encounter one of these creatures while it was still very young, the best way of taming it would be to act as its mother. If the baby is alone, the mother has either abandoned it, or had died. Thus feeding the baby, offering it shelter, protection and warmth, and generally the things a maternal figure would do, is the only real way to pacify and tame the bird.
Sociability: The Illusionary Peacock are creatures that hunt in small groups of 2 or 3. Typically one female and two males, the female will mate with both the males and produce eggs from each of them. The males are the typical hunters, going out to find prey, while the female stays in the nest to raise the hatchlings. The males will often compete to find better quarry to impress the female. If both males die of course, the female will be left to be the hunter, and it's at this time where the nest is the most vulnerable, but the female is also at her most vicious if she feels her babies are threatened.
Temperament: Survivalist
Lifespan: 38 Years
Diet: Omnivore- The Illusionary Peacock will eat any plant or animal it comes across, the latter of which is only if the creature feels that its target is vulnerable. The birds also do not eat more than they need, not hunting to excess, just ingesting enough to survive and then taking as much meat or other editable materials as it can take in its mouth and returning to the nest to feed the female and the children.
Habitat: Typically found in the deep forests or near waterways, either hiding in their nests or out hunting for prey.
Range: Typically in close proximity to their nests or near any form of moving water if they are seeking a mate.

Appearance:

Height: Around 1-2 ft tall
Weight: Typically around 120-150 lbs
Length: Due to their small stature, The Illusionary Peacocks typically are about 1-2 ft long at their eldest ages.
Blood Type: Warm Blooded

Other Info:

Hunting Strategy: The Illusionary Peacocks typical hunting strategy is rather simple. It waits until it can find one target, separated from their main packs and or groups and then it descends upon them. It flies close and gets up in the prey’s face and opens up its beak and lets out a noxious spray of poisoned air directly in the face of the prey. If hit, the prey will begin to suffer horrible, vivid hallucinations and be knocked to the ground, temporarily paralyzed as the toxin makes contact with the nervous system. While the prey is paralyzed, the bird descends down and tears into the soft tissue of the prey with its razor sharp talons and beak, ripping and tearing at the prey and then taking as much as it does not eat, back to its nest.
Defensive Strategy: The Illusionary Peacocks are not the best at defense, if their poisonous spray does not work, they will either attempt to fly away and find another form of prey to hunt, especially if the target is deemed not worth the risk. If they feel that their is still a chance they can claim their prey, even after expending their toxin, they will attempt to fight it off with their razor sharp talons and beak.

Skill Summary:

* Neurotoxic spray that can paralyze a target.
* High intelligence

Interesting Biology: The Neurotoxin can only be used once per day by the Illusionary Peacock, as they need time to regain the fluids in their throats that are needed to produce the spray. Also, if a Peacock is killed and their organs are cleaned, cooked and ingested, the consumer will find themselves, not paralyzed, but instead beset by a rather deep and intense hallucinogenic trip. It is said the experience is quite pleasurable and even addicting.

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