#20 - Thundergug
Species Name: Thundergug
Species Number: 20 Pronunciation: Thunder - Gug (as in "glug") Breeds Available: Tundra, Wasteland, Forest, Savannah VSC Breeds: Plastic Feral Breeds: Natural Super-Rare Breeds: None Stats: Here |
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Preferred Habitat: Varies from breed to breed, please read below.
Diet: The Thundergug is a strict herbivore. They tend to stick to grains and vegetables more than fruits though. Call: They make a very loud and deep trumpeting call... They also snort when angry. Special Care Needs: The Thundergug tend to be a rather stubborn creature... not dumb or violent, just... stubborn - keep that in mind when training them. Biology and Anatomy: Massive and solid, a Thundergug is a powerhouse combining the best bits of mammal and reptile anatomy. Like most reptiles, weight for weight Thundergug muscle is four times as potent as mammalian muscle. Additionally, a gug's crest and tail are not only ornaments--they act as fat storage for tougher times. This in mind, gugs require tremendous amounts of fodder to keep them healthy (a fat gug is a happy gug!) and can suffer vitamin deficiencies if their diet is forcefully restricted. Left to themselves however, a gug is perfectly capable of mowing its hungry way through your favourite roses (and anything else they feel like eating at the time). Behavioral Study: They live in groups of 4-14 in the wild, and so - they get along easily with their owner. Very hard-headed creatures, they tend to be far too stubborn for their own good (you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink). Very little frightens them - very little indeed, and not much can make them move if they feel the need to stay put. It is rumored, that when an adult walks, it makes the very ground shake, to create the sound of "thunder". Suggested Uses: Because of their ability to not move if they don't want to, or rather, to move when they want to regardless of what "holds them back", they are often used as creatures to lead wagons, or other various heavy objects. One can easily see an adult Thundergug pulling a war wagon behind it. |