Swift Runner Species

Isn't she cute. This is a female Morenixan more commonly known as a Swift Runner. She is going to be staring in my upcoming Final Fantasy 7 fanfic with Aliana. This poor beasty doesn't have a name yet but for those who just love reading bio's on these things here ya go :D<br />
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Species Name: Morenixan (Commonly know as Swift Runners)<br />
Specie: Dragonian<br />
Family: Repitllian<br />
Type: Unknown<br />
Element: Depends on the color of the animal.<br />
Stance: Bipedal mostly but will walk on all fours.<br />
Height: <br />
Female- 8 foot at the top of the head (without horns)<br />
Male- 9 foot at the top of the head (without horns)<br />
Length: <br />
Female- 15 foot long<br />
Male- 18 foot long<br />
Weight: <br />
Female- 800-1500lbs.<br />
Male- 950-2200lbs.<br />
Life Spands:<br />
Female- 200-1000 years<br />
Male- 250-1500 years<br />
Descriptions:<br />
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Males- The males of the Morenixan's are the powerhouses of the group. Although they are not as colorful as the females the males have a few colors in them. From dull blues to dull reds it all depends on the males age. The older the male gets the brighter it gets. The colors on the male are mainly for territorial fights rather than attracting females. Males will use their bright colors to intimidate other males and keep them out of their territory. A males territory can range from 1 acre up to 10 acres and he will have up to 20 females in his territory in his own little family group/tribe almost like Lions. Males of the Morenixan species are generally lazy, much like a male lion they usually sleep most of the day until it's night time, when night falls the males go out to check their territory and scan their turf to make sure no intruders have come into the area while they were napping. Generally there is 1 male to a tribe but sometimes when you have brothers you have 2 males to a tribe. On other occasions you can see a younger male with an older male, the younger male usually helps out the older male buttering him up so that when the elder male dies the younger one takes over the previous ones duties. When you male kits (babies) are about 10 years of age their father will chase them off out of the tribe so they must go start their own tribe. Males usually reach sexual maturity at 10 to 15 years of age.<br />
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Females- The females of the Morenixan species are the hunters, breeders, as well as fighters of the tribe. 1 female can have up to 10 kits (live born) and on rare occasions they can have up to 15 if the hunts have gone good for them. Females go in season during January and will have their kits in late June to early July. Female Morenixan's take turns raising the kits, when the group of females must go out to hunt one will stay behind to watch the young. Females are vicious when it comes to territory, if another animale or Morenixan female or male comes into their territory they will attack it and make sure it's either dead or gets the hint that it's not wanted in their area. Females in general are brightly colored, they range from vivid hot pinks to dark blacks and blues. The females will use these colors to attract a male into a territory and thus that will start a tribe. You have an alpha female in the tribe, she's the one who leads the hunts, and is the first to breed before the others. Depending on a females age depends on their ranks in the tribe, if it's a young female of about 15 years of age she will be at the bottom of the breeding list. Females generally reach sexual maturity around 10 years of age sometimes 9. <br />
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Both: Both members of the Morenixan species are used for transportation. Usually when they are used as rides the people will cut or trim down the spines on their backs to make a rather comfortable seat. Morenixan races are not uncommon in the world since they are slightly faster than Cheetah's the rider must be careful for when the animal stops, if he's not he could get flung forward and injure himself. Almost like an @$$ the Morenixan's are very stubborn and thus sometimes they don't listen to their owners, in doing so they tend to ignore orders, do the opposite of what they are told and even attack their owners. Which is deadly because the 7 inch claws on their hind legs can really hurt. Morenixan are also popular in rodeo's both for a new version of bull riding, barrel racing, and shows they have grown quite popular over the years since their discovery. Since they are so strong Morenixan's are also used to pull carts, carriages and heavy loads for long distances, since they can go for a few days without water it really makes them quite the handy thing to have around. <br />
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Species Morenixan's (c) Me <br />
Art (c) Me<br />
Time: 7 days 3 hours<br />
Tools used: .05 mechanical pencil, Crayola and Prismacolor pencils, 9x11in thick drawing paper.