Fauna

The basic fauna lived on the sides of the volcano (species adapted to the relatively steep sides), in the crater where grass and plants grew thanks to the fertility brought by the lava, and in a small lake created by rainwater (aquatic plants and animals) that evaporated slowly (thanks to the heat formed by the crater bowl) allowing the lake to keep the same size.

Following the development of the species, the fauna was partially domesticated, trained and reared with controlled populations. Little hunting because there is not enough space for. Some animals such as birds were used as messengers, others as labor force, pets.

## 12 terrestrials (8 mammals/oviparous... + 4 insects, pollinators)

* THE ELECTRIC LIZARD

is a lizard with a 5 years lifespan. They are a 40 cm to the shoulder, 60 cm long ovipara and between 9 to 16 kg, which has a collarette and
can use it produce an intense light and produce lightning when in danger. They
are used as a pet and as a light projector by the miners. They have a thin
green skin between the lighter to the darker shades of green.

Its meat is poor in nutrients; therefore, it is not eaten by the
population. Before being domesticated, it was hunted by the Lynopheer.

They reproduce with the female laying eggs and the male impregnating them. A maximum of five eggs hatching from one female. They feed on small herbs growing in the cave and in the shadowy areas.

* THE LYNOPHEER

is a four-legged mammal with white fur with grey dots on the back. They have a lifespan of 10 to 15 years, some specimens even living up to 25 years. It has short legs because they do not need to run that much, they’re 1m to 1,50m high to the shoulder for 60 kg to 65 kg.

They live in groups of ten to fifteen specimens, the older male being
the leader and the biggest one (up to 1,80 m to the shoulder). It has fine but
powerful legs ended by strong hooves helping him go around on the volcano sides
where he finds small insect he feed himself on. Lives in the small forest of
the 1st platform.

They have small bushes with berries in their antlers, on which the small
birds feed themselves. Those berries are toxic to the “humans”. The females
have a pregnancy of fourteen months and give birth to usually one or two babies
maximum.

As their legs are rather strong despite their shortness, they are used
as labor force in the fields.

* BOBCAT

tamed and used as pet by most of the Families, they have a lifespan of 20 years
maximum and are passed on the generations in the families. It is 130 cm long
and 70 cm at shoulder high and weight between 30 to 45 kg. It has short and light
hair in a large color range from a light brownish red to a light grey. It has a
tail finished by a feather duster of bright blue colors for the females and
bright green for the males.

They live in small groups of three to four specimens in the small forest
of the 1st platform and before the bobcat was domesticated it used
to hunt the Lynopheer, and it is now fed by the “humans”.

The females have a pregnancy of
six month and can give birth to up to 6 kittens at a time, unfortunately
there’s only up to three kittens surviving in every litter.

* SMALL MONKEYS

which swings in the trees, they have three fluffy tails which they use
as a pillow when he sleeps. They also have low pendant furry ears and a soft
greenish or a creamy white body and tails. Hocks, feet and to a lesser extent
hands tinged with pale orange. Face naked and pink. Their fur is useful to hide
in the tree’s leaves as they are shy animals. Their height is between 30 cm to
50 cm and weight between 600 g to 1 kg. Their tails are between 45 to 68 cm
long.

They eat tree leaves and some small insects. They also eat some tree
bark in which they find their more needed nutrients. They live in little packs
of 4 to 6 specimens.

Their pregnancy goes on for 152 days, and they have baby at a time.

* MOUSE

which are chased around for fun by the bobcats. The species is characterized by
an elongated body, three long tail and six legs. The greyish-brown coat on the
back can turn yellowish. A small ochre patch between the front legs contrasts
with the rest of the greyish-white belly. The body measures between 7 and 15 cm
to which it is necessary to add a tail of nearly 10 cm. the weight varies from
18 to 35 g.

The skin of their tails has the property of breaking easily to allow the
animal to escape if caught by a predator. This is called autotomy. The tail is
shorter in more than 50% of specimens of this species in the wild. They eat
little berries and small insects.

They live in big groups of 30 specimens and roam around in the city
streets. The longevity varies from 2 to 4 years. Females have two to three
litters of up to nine young. The woodland mouse is rather solitary and
nocturnal or twilight.

* CHINOOK

are really tasty fishes with a pale blue flesh and white scales. They have a
lifespan of 9 years. Their height varies between 10 cm to 1m. They have strong
flowy and airy fins, which makes them gracious and beautiful to watch swim
around. Some people fishes those and put them in tanks. It nourishes themselves
with smaller fishes, some algae and plankton. It is full of nutrients and full
of fat. It is used in livestock breeding to nourish the folk.

* SMALL

FISH eaten by the aquatic duck and the little octopuses, usually called a
flying fish because its highly developed pectoral fins allow it to jump out of
the water and glide for a few moments. They live in the part of the lakes where
the temperature varies between 20 and 29°C. It lives at a maximum depth of 20
m.

The maximum size known for this fish is 30 cm with an average size of 20
cm. This species feeds mainly on plankton and lives in schools. It is an
oviparous species.

* LOMINIONS

are small octopuses that lives in the center of the 1st platform’s lake
and in the cave’s lake. They can be between 10 cm to 50 cm. Once, a 3m long
specimen was seen in the cave’s lake but has never been seen again since that
day. They can be various colors from a dark blue to a dark purple, and they all
have white phosphorescent dots on their tentacles that glow in the dark places
or when they are swimming deep in the lakes. The phosphorescence comes from the
small fishes they eat.

* APIDAES

black or white pollinators that collect flowers in bloom and allow their reproduction.
They are 3 to 5 cm long, have small round wings and large antennas that they
use to orient themselves and find their way in space because they are blind.

They usually live in old trunks in which they create hives of 100 to 150
specimens. They have a queen, which is bigger (about 5 to 8 cm), and which lay
a dozen of eggs every three month. Really fragile specie.

* BUTTERFLY

has a lifespan of a year, every year during the sacrifice they all gets out of
their cocoon and and take off in a majestic and colorful procession. They come
out of a cocoon, which they stay in for 4 days, from colorful caterpillar. They
have beautiful bright blue wings with some black lines. The end of their wings
looks like small arrows. They are 10 cm to 25 cm long and weight between 10 to
20 grams.

They live alone and feed themselves on flower’s nectar. The female lay
one egg in her life.

* SNAILS

are small mollusks with a double screw shell with white and purple. They’re
eaten by the monkeys live on the 1st platform near the lake.

They have 1 to 2 years of lifespan and are hermaphrodites.

* BEETLES

are between 3 to 5 cm long and weight between 30g and 65g. They have a very
hard armor-like shell eaten by the Lynopheer, live in the rocky areas on the
side of the volcano crater.

* CATERPILLAR

grows into a big blue butterfly, they are 5 cm long. Their skin is bright
purple with some black dots on the belly. They eat whichever plants they can
have near their small teeth.

== 5 aerials (flying or not,
like chickens and seagulls) ==

* AQUATIC

DUCK with bright red feather and palmed grey feet. They’re 50 cm long with a
wingspan of a meter. They can fly but prefer to just swim around on the lake.
They nourish themselves with some reddish algae from the deepest part of the
lake which give them their bright red feathers. They also eat some of the
smallest fish of the lakes. They have a little duster on the back of their head
that serves as an antenna to detect danger. It is used in livestock breeding to
nourish the folk.

* BIRDS

that can’t fly and usually walk on the ground, with multicolor scales on their
heads and bodies and black feathers on their wings. They have a wingspan of 50
cm and their bodies is between 20 and 30 cm long. Their scales vary in iridescent
shades. It is used in livestock breeding to nourish the folk and is hunted by
the bobcat.

The female
lays up to 2 eggs per day, which the male will impregnate. The eggs are
collected before impregnation as food for the folk. They are also bred on the 1st
platform to be food. Their lifespan is about 10 years.

* AGASSE

They have an average size of about 33 to 39 cm and have a black plumage with
neck and sides of the head grey with blue highlights. Their eyes have the
particularity of having a white iris. Their wingspan is about 80 cm.

The female
lays 3 to 7 eggs incubated from 1 week to 9 days. Once the young ones are out
of the egg, it takes them a month to take off. The agasse has a longevity of up
to 7 years.

They
nourish themselves with seeds and smallest snails. They’re used as messengers
by the folk.

* INCARNATS are living

in the highest trees and eats... Males have a distinctive bright pink chest
while the females have a subtler pinkish tint. Measuring 13.5 cm (5.3 in) in length, the robin
has a small thin black bill, and dark brown eyes and legs.

They have 3 to 4
babies at a time and can breed 2 clutches over the breeding season. They eat
caterpillars and beetles.

* EAGLES

This bird is 100 cm to 150 cm long with a wingspan of 277 to 320 cm and a mass
of 3.5 to 5.5 kg. The adult reddish-brown definitive plumage is reached between
the ages of 6 and 8 years. When younger their feathers are white and orange on
the ends.

They have
a longevity of about fifteen years and the female lays between 4 and 5 eggs
each year. They nourish themselves of small rodents and monkeys.