Flower Walker

Basic Info:

Scientific Name: None as of now.
Intelligence Level: Rather dumb. Can be taught simple commands and when trained well from a young age can be taught to think rather advanced hunting tactics and mimicry skills.It has the propensity for being an apex predator, unfortunately those in the wild lack the discipline to hone skills beyond basic survival. They have the appearance of being somewhat sentient, though this is a deception. They can be trained to mimic certain words in response to different stimuli. They do have personality however and will learn special trigger sounds to indicate they desire a particular fruit, or activity. They have a sense of self when removed from the wild. And will even show dolphin-like intelligence by creating a sound that is unique to them, serving the function of a name.
Domesticatable?: Yes, but they are difficult to find, maintain, train, and master.
Domestication Method: These animals have many paths to becoming your pet. They prefer to scavenge carrion like vultures if they can afford to find such easy meals. If you are seen by one killing something, they will wait around until they believe you are done and will try to eat what remains. If you can convince one to come forward, as they are stupidly visible at pretty much any time of day, then you can possibly convince it to eat of your kill. Offering this creature kills in this manner will lead it to follow you more often. After several instances of feeding, it will be comfortable allowing you to hand feed it and touch it. You have now begun to tame the creature. It will begin to mimic your voice, much like a parrot; along with your mannerism. It will walk on the ground as you do. It will try to pull up moss as you do. The assumption here is that if you’re alpha enough to be able to afford to give a stranger a meal, then it wants to be like you. Eventually this creature will bumble into your camp and snuggle close to you, wrapping it’s prehensile tail about you in a sign of friendship.
They can be ridden or used as pack animals. This requires breaking them similar to horses and if not done correctly will run the risk of making the creature hostile to it’s master.
A newborn Flower Walker will be more susceptible to domestication and will bond with whatever creature it sees first. Have fun trying to pull eggs out of the nest though, mothers are extremely protective of their young.
Sociability: They are solitary hunters and will stay out all hours of the daylight to hunt. Of the night, each variation of the Flower Walker has a general vicinity in which it and other members of it’s coloration will flock to. For the Swamp dwellers this is the Bridge. For the Forest dwellers this is the tree tops, hanging by their prehensile tails upside down similar to possums.The river bank Forest Walkers live near the caves. They are naturally curious, though when in a large flock, they get dumb and act similar to sheep, mimicking the largest male of the group. The largest males, when in a crowd, will flog any perceived threat in an attempt to garner more mates.
Temperament: Curious
Lifespan: 50 years
Diet: Omnivore. It can eat most types of edible meat or plant, though has to eat a lot. They prefer meat over anything else, but will eat other things in dire situations.
Habitat: Forest, waterfalls, swamp, caves
Range: Anywhere not marked by predators, or with their owners.
Appearance:
Description: It depends on both location and what type of Flower Walker you have attracted. All types bare basic similar traits. They each have a pudgy face with a set large beak similar to a toucan. The males bare a large colorful feather wreath about their faces, which almost entirely shields their faces. The largest feathers on them can range up to 10 feet in length, though these feathers often don’t last as they are prone to being caught on branches and such. They have long naked tails, which take up a pretty good portion of their length and weight. The tails are about eight foot in length for the largest males, and bear a girth of about six inches of pure muscle. Their tails resemble opossums in their basic design. Only the males have coloration. The females bear gray or greenish feathers intended to blend them in with their background. There are three basic types of colorations, but with basic knowledge of genetics and breeding you can breed certain colors and patterns into your pets overtime. Their crests have special reflector cells in the quills which  can be perceived in infrared as a bunch of bright shiny dots. This wards off many of the types of predator in the forest.
The River bank Walkers have a gray, blue, green coloration intended to blend in with the waters, mud, cliffs, and mossy banks.
The forest dwelling Walkers have a green bottom, with vibrant red or yellow hues on their crests, intended to ward off predators.
The deep forest dwellers, who hang from trees, have multiple patterns and can range from black with bright colored head crests to brightly colored with single colored head crests or rainbow head crests and green bottoms.
The young all resemble little bald versions of their parents, until they reach about a foot in height, in which time they gain their feathers and colorations.
Height: Could be 1 foot, or 10 feet. The strange animals vary in size.
Weight: 300 pounds to 800 pounds. The largest buck on record has exceeded 900 pounds.
Length: Their long tails and bodies resemble that of Terran dinosaurs and can range from six feet as children (nose to tail) or 18 ft as adults.
Blood Temp: Hot
Other Info:
Nocturnal or Diurnal?: Diurnal.
Hunting Strategy: They hunt like raptors, sometimes in packs, and other times by themselves, stalking prey by their heightened sense of smell. In times of hunger they will eat certain fruits or flowers. On occasion they will hunt other groups of Fruit Walker’s eggs.
Defensive Strategy: Loud noise mimicry to scare off predators, prehensile tail swipes, ramming with their head.
Interesting Biology: Prehensile tails
Interesting Behavior: Mimicry
Skill Summary: Mimicry

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                          Flock mentality
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