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| + | ===Fauna=== | ||
| + | Definition: the animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period. | ||
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| + | === Aquatic === | ||
| + | *Packtail -- similar to Terran monkfish | ||
| + | *Fingertail -- a small carp-like fish | ||
| + | *Spiderclaw -- a crab-like creature | ||
| + | *Red Fin -- a large game fish | ||
| + | *Bloodfish -- a parasite | ||
| + | *Snail -- a hard-shelled creature | ||
| + | *Dolphin -- also known as shipfish | ||
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| + | === Bees === | ||
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| + | *There are no bees. Bees were brought to Pern, but died out early on. The '''trundlebug''' is the most common pollinator on Pern. | ||
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| + | === Avians === | ||
| + | *[[Wherry]] | ||
| + | Wherries are a native Avian inhabitant of Pern. They were named by the Exploration and Evaluation Corps team, for they look like airborne barges - squat, fat and full, similar to the vessels that were used to ferry stuff between the English isle and the European continent on old Earth. | ||
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| + | *Wherries are very aggressive carnivores, and like most other Pern animal life, have six limbs - two wings and four legs. They have downy tufts of proto-feathers covering membranous wings. They turn aggressive if one of their kind is hurt. Males are called bucks and females are called hens. | ||
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| + | *There are two types, inland and sea side; the sea side ones have a fish-like taste and have a large layer of fat just below their skin which is good for making oil to soothe fire lizard and dragon hide. | ||
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| + | [[Firelizard]] -- also called flit, and occasionally dragonet; gold, bronze, brown, blue, and green varieties | ||
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| + | === Domesticated === | ||
| + | *Llama | ||
| + | *[[Runner]] -- horse, draft and race type | ||
| + | *[[Caprine]] -- goat | ||
| + | *[[Ovine]] -- sheep | ||
| + | *[[Porcine]] -- pig | ||
| + | *[[Bovine]] -- cow | ||
| + | *Feline -- cat | ||
| + | *Canine -- dog | ||
| + | *[[Chicken]] -- exist only in small numbers and where protected from tunnel snakes | ||
| + | *[[Goose]] -- same as chickens | ||
| + | *[[Wher]] -- a dragonlike creature with small wings | ||
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| + | === Feral === | ||
| + | |||
| + | *Wild Felines -- various sizes and hide patterns | ||
| + | *Whersport | ||
| + | *Tunnel Snake -- several types of these, both with skin and with scales. | ||
| + | *Water-dwelling species of Tunnel Snakes -- poisonous | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Insects === | ||
| + | |||
| + | *Buzzing Fly | ||
| + | *Firefly | ||
| + | *VTOL -- so-named for its Vertical Take-Off and Landing | ||
| + | *Bedbug -- a stinging pest | ||
| + | *Crawlie -- a tiny creatures with suction cup feet | ||
| + | *Rollie -- similar to a wood louse | ||
| + | *Spring -- an insect that hangs in a spiral loop until it attaches to someone. It can give a prickly irritating bite that must be treated with antiseptic cream. | ||
| + | *Millipede | ||
| + | *Flat segmented worm | ||
| + | *Sandworm -- a burrowing worm | ||
| + | *Earthworm -- a burrowing worm | ||
| + | *Trundlebug -- a pollinator and soil tiller that eats parasites and is very colorful | ||
| + | *Gossamer spinner -- a spider | ||
| + | *Grub | ||
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| + | [[Category:About Pern]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:40, 19 May 2024
Fauna
Definition: the animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
Aquatic
- Packtail -- similar to Terran monkfish
- Fingertail -- a small carp-like fish
- Spiderclaw -- a crab-like creature
- Red Fin -- a large game fish
- Bloodfish -- a parasite
- Snail -- a hard-shelled creature
- Dolphin -- also known as shipfish
Bees
- There are no bees. Bees were brought to Pern, but died out early on. The trundlebug is the most common pollinator on Pern.
Avians
Wherries are a native Avian inhabitant of Pern. They were named by the Exploration and Evaluation Corps team, for they look like airborne barges - squat, fat and full, similar to the vessels that were used to ferry stuff between the English isle and the European continent on old Earth.
- Wherries are very aggressive carnivores, and like most other Pern animal life, have six limbs - two wings and four legs. They have downy tufts of proto-feathers covering membranous wings. They turn aggressive if one of their kind is hurt. Males are called bucks and females are called hens.
- There are two types, inland and sea side; the sea side ones have a fish-like taste and have a large layer of fat just below their skin which is good for making oil to soothe fire lizard and dragon hide.
Firelizard -- also called flit, and occasionally dragonet; gold, bronze, brown, blue, and green varieties
Domesticated
- Llama
- Runner -- horse, draft and race type
- Caprine -- goat
- Ovine -- sheep
- Porcine -- pig
- Bovine -- cow
- Feline -- cat
- Canine -- dog
- Chicken -- exist only in small numbers and where protected from tunnel snakes
- Goose -- same as chickens
- Wher -- a dragonlike creature with small wings
Feral
- Wild Felines -- various sizes and hide patterns
- Whersport
- Tunnel Snake -- several types of these, both with skin and with scales.
- Water-dwelling species of Tunnel Snakes -- poisonous
Insects
- Buzzing Fly
- Firefly
- VTOL -- so-named for its Vertical Take-Off and Landing
- Bedbug -- a stinging pest
- Crawlie -- a tiny creatures with suction cup feet
- Rollie -- similar to a wood louse
- Spring -- an insect that hangs in a spiral loop until it attaches to someone. It can give a prickly irritating bite that must be treated with antiseptic cream.
- Millipede
- Flat segmented worm
- Sandworm -- a burrowing worm
- Earthworm -- a burrowing worm
- Trundlebug -- a pollinator and soil tiller that eats parasites and is very colorful
- Gossamer spinner -- a spider
- Grub
Pages in category "Fauna"
The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
