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Published: 2015-08-22 15:08:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 2603; Favourites: 55; Downloads: 0
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Description The steep cliffs and tepuis that characterize Nerrivik's inland mountainous areas are home to a myriad of specially adapted species. Here we can see a Jewel Sylph (Sterna lapillus) building a nest of leaves and specialized adhesive saliva, as yet unaware that it is being stalked by a predatory Cliff Trillig (Scandos transversa). Macaw Thrups (Primoripteryx ara) fly by, scanning the cliffside and forest below for smaller animals or seeds to snag from the air.
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Comments: 7

WorldBuildersInc [2015-08-25 14:55:35 +0000 UTC]

I saw this a few seconds ago and already I am completely hooked on this project.

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Biofauna25 In reply to WorldBuildersInc [2015-08-25 20:04:22 +0000 UTC]

Awesome, thank you!

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WorldBuildersInc In reply to Biofauna25 [2015-08-26 13:09:39 +0000 UTC]

No problem! You know, it's not very often that I find a gallery that I can't just choose a few things to fave from. It's a disappointment that I can't just fave your whole gallery. But now I'm watching you, so I can fave everything you come up with from now on!

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kartracer57 [2015-08-23 19:41:51 +0000 UTC]

Dude... seriously... build your own website with in-depth files on each of Nerrivik's flora and fauna. Like this one. sites.google.com/site/projectn…
On a personal note, this is very fine work. Excellent job.

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Markaronicheese [2015-08-23 03:15:23 +0000 UTC]

Daaaamn, this is so good. I have a question. On Earth, there are a few examples of neoteny such as Axolotls and even Humans but are there any examples of neoteny on Nerrivik?

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Biofauna25 In reply to Markaronicheese [2015-08-23 04:31:38 +0000 UTC]

Well, there aren't any examples that I can think of in the animals, but some plantlife on Nerrivik displays neoteny. Several species of Nerriferns stop changing/branching during their initial sprouting stage and grow into forms that are more vine-like, without specialized 'leaf' structures. There is even a species of Longubrachia Tree that doesn't grow all that tall or have long branches, making it look like a very short Brevibrachia Tree. I don't really know why there isn't as much neoteny in the animals, but it could be that their development is more straightforward than that of Earth animals, fewer opportunities for pronounced differentiation along the way I guess.

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Markaronicheese In reply to Biofauna25 [2015-08-23 06:44:20 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, sounds interesting, the idea of neoteny in plants gives me a few ideas

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