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Leaubellon — Crested Four-wing
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Four-wings are a lineage of vertebrates endemic to the Larkhore cloud forests, comprising 45 known species ranging in size from 40cm to over 2m in total lenght. All species have brightly-coloured plumage as well as facial ornamentations. Although four-wings are legless animals that spend their whole life on the wing, most species have two or more fleshy erectile wattles hanging from their bodies with which they anchor to a branch at night or during bad weather.Four-wings are frugivores, using their pointed rostrums to pierce hard-shell fruits that form their staple diet.
Their reproductive system is somewhat similar to that of marsupial mammals; females give birth at a very early stage of development and carry their young in an external pouch.
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Awesome work 
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Thanks. I didn't think of that but it's a great idea, my thought was that living in a windy environment would be enough.
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Hey no problem 
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Wow! Is the force of gravity lighter in Laarkhor? How does a four-wing stay up in the air when they anchor at night? Or do they dangle like bats in that instance?
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TBH, I haven't given much thought about it, my initial idea was that the species sleeps on the wings at high altitude like some swift species do, but with the additional possibility to anchor themselves at trees in stormy weather to not get drifted too far away. That would imply that four-wings sleeps at low altitude/tree level only in windy conditions that would be sufficient to make them stay in the air like kites. ^^
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Since it's dwelling in an Earth-like environment, I guess I can say future creature although to be honest, I didn't give much thought about its possible phylogeny and such. Thus if I can't come up with something plausible, then I will say it's alien.
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Ok, thx for the information
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Thank you. 
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Intresting concept well executed looks alien and familiar at the same time. Only thing that strikes me odd is the approach of let them reproduse like mararsupial mammals as young birds need space to train their fly muscles. A kiwi like approach might fit better like the kiwi "glues" one huge egg in a tree and the young brid hatches fully develeoped ready to fly and care for itself.
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Thanks, that's an interesting idea although I think that producing and bearing (until laying) a huge egg would be quite an impediment for any flying creature. As for training their fly muscles, just like with marsupials, the youngs, at a latter stage of development, can leave and get back into the pouch at will so I did imagine them learning to fly while attached to their parents by their erectile wattles.
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Awesome design, I never would've thought to have all four limbs be wings, but it works.
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Thank you.
Hehe, sometimes harmless creatures look way scarier than dangerous ones.
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haha this is so interesting~ i'd love to see in real life how it'd actually fly~ :3
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hi!your work is featured in my journal,hope you don't mind
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Of course not. Thanks a lot. :]
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i wondered how they handled that pesky issue of brooding offspring.
love to see some other species as well!
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Only one young at a time and marsupial pouch.
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I found both painting and description extremely interesting and imaginative. 
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This is very awe inspiring, I really love the bird's concept, plus your execution especially with color is just remarkable.
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Thanks a bunch for the kind words and fav.
I'm comforted you safely made through the typhoon and flood. Take care.
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Oh no worries, this piece deserves praise
oh thank you so much! I am glad that you're actually aware of what happend here. It was tough, struggled through chest high floods in my area, but everything is okay now. Thank you so much for your concern, you take care too
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Oh dear. So you live right in the devastated area?
I have to reluctantly say that this isn't big news here, but it should be. I heard of it from Filipino members on a sport message board I hang on, but unlike you, most of them apparently live in safe areas since the power didn't go out back then (they're under Storm Signal No. 3 at this very moment though 
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Yeah, we've had it rough around here recently, 3 more typhoons after the floods and another one is coming soon.No worries though we'll fight on 
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Yay, positive thinking, that's the way to go!
As for here, it's cold. 
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It's about winter there isn't it? 
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Nah not really; here, winter season officially starts on Dec 21, the coldest period occurring generally during Jan and Feb; hence, it's strategically way too early to resort to desperate self warming measures.
Being labelled a nerd has some bright sides actually. It makes dumping people without an explanation naturally self-evident.
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woah, youre so talented 
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Wow~! It is hard to find creative creature ideas, most just look like domestic versions of rare animals, but this is quite unique! I love it! Keep up the original work.
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Very strange bird, I like it
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