Monday 5 March 2012

Bird-Monkey Subspecies

Above: One of my Bird-Monkey subspecies.

An expert fisherman in the Bird-Monkey world. The Heron-monkey cross, perches lifelessly above mangrove waters where fishes are plentiful.
Its long towering neck sits motionless, its black stripe resembling a branch of a tree and its white reflective fur appears mirror-like when above water as the colours surrounding it reflect helping the Bird-Monkey blend with its current surroundings. In fact all that can be noticeably seen moving on this creature is its beady eyes monitoring fishes below and the feather structures on the tip of its tail swaying in the breeze.
It haspeculiar tail, long and slender with odd feather like plumage on the tip. These feathers are designed to lure fish to the surface, the bright colours tickling the waters surface attract fish as they believe them to be flies or other insects, and once in striking range the creature, gripping the tree will slowly lower its neck towards the waters surface before striking with speed to capture its meal.

I will shortly updating my Creature Sketches section which will include other Bird-Monkies i have created.

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