Canius Intellectus

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**Description**

Canius Intellectus is a humanoid species. Its name is derived from the English word Canine, meaning resembling or relating to a dog, and Intelligence, referring to the species' human-like level of intelligence. They look almost like if dogs and humans had a baby, as their body is extremely similar in shape to that of a human. They are covered in fur, respective to the fur color of the dog breeds they evolved from. Their face also closely resembles that same dog breed. Their behavior is closely matched to that of humans as well. They are social, tend to work together with others, and display high levels of intelligence, even using human languages like English to communicate.

**Known Breeds**

Pug

Husky

Pomeranian

Poodle

Bulldog

These resemble their dog counterparts. These are the ones that are currently listed but other unidentified breeds have been seen before

**Physical Capabilities**

Canius Intellectus' average intelligence is 130. This comes at a price, as they consume about 20% more calories than humans. Their strength is also above average for humans, and their average runspeed is 10mph, and they have a fast digestive system to keep up with the amount of calories they need to eat. Additionally, they also have exceptional smell

**Personality and Temperament**

Canius Intellectus usually mimic similar personalities and traits to their breed. With someone who was a husky being dramatic, golden retrievers being smarter, etc. Most of them are rather friendly, and they prefer peace over wars. They can be rather territorial and defensive against threats however.

**Reproduction**

Canius Intellectus is a hermaphroditic species that has 2 sexes. The reproductive cycle is very similar to that of humans, and because of this, it is even possible for Canius Intellectus and Humans to crossbreed. This comes with drawbacks though. 45% of offspring become almost entirely Canius Intellectus, 45% become almost entirely Human, but 10% have a weird mix of the two. This 10% can cause possibly life threatening mutations to happen, and some are even stillborn. It is possible for there to be a half human, half Canius Intellectus specimen, but it isn't very common. Because of this, some countries have banned crossbreeding because of the estimated 5% chance of a severe deformity on bird, and 2% chance of death.

However, in extremely rare scenarios, the two species can get a beneficial crossbreed, such as one that combines the intelligence of the two species to create an extremely smart being.

If two different breeds of Canius Intellectus reproduce, it can create a cross-breed, similar to that of dogs. Like in dogs, their features and traits will be entirely dependent on the genetic load they get from each breed, which is entirely determined by chance.

**Origin**

It isnt entirely understood where Canius Intellectus originally came from. It is hotly debated against scientists. Some people think they emerged from human and dog cross breeding, however that is extremely unlikely considering their anatomy and certain unique traits not present in either species. That and its also highly illegal in most countries. A more likely hypothesis for their origin is that some dogs that were abandoned were forced to involve high levels of intelligence to deal with complex problems such as climate change or shelter. What is known is that Pugs were the first type of Canius Intellectus to evolve, as they are also the most numerous. The first Canius Intellectus specimen found was 500 years before the present [Present is considered the date of the server launch] and since then they have sprung up all over the place.

**Locations**

Canius Intellectus are preety much all over Lorendor. They can be found in almost any nation, and they often mingle with humans, and are seen as equals to humans. Some countries ban them from entering their borders and because of this almost no Canius Intellectus can be found there.

Image of a Canius Intellectus, of the pug breed, named 'CaptainCrazyPug' or 'Pug'