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Description
The Spectacled Squig.

Also known as Sutton's Squig.

A denizen of the boreal forests of the isolated Vanillandia, the Spectacled Squig recalls an appearance similar to that of the Dreamcats of mainland Andromere, and granted, they are both Ungulates. However, Squigs are not Xenodactylomorphs. In fact, their kind are known only from Vanillandia.

Squigs are actually Cetartiodactyls that have evolved from animals like Indohyus, taking on an arboreal rather than aquatic lifestyle. Their toes have evolved to be more like dexterous paws, and their hooves are now recurved and claw-like. Squigs can be seen scampering about in the tree-tops like the martens they resemble, and have a similar lifestyle. They are solitary and active nocturnal or crepuscular predators, snatching up whatever small prey can be found, from multituberculates to small griffons, though they have been known to occasionally eat fruit, fungi, and insect larva from time to time. The Spectacled Squig is among the larger species of Squig, growing up to about 32 inches in length. Females will give birth of up to 3 kits and usually no more, and will defend them fiercely. Kits will switch from milk to meat in about 3 weeks, but remain with their mother for about 3-5 months before going on their separate ways. Spectacled Squigs reach sexual maturity at about 2 years old.

My entry for the Sheatheria Contest, where members of the Speculative Evolution Forum come up with their own species for the possibility of becoming canon in the lore of the planet (a few of the entries became canon, including this one).

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Description
The Spectacled Squig.

Also known as Sutton's Squig.

A denizen of the boreal forests of the isolated Vanillandia, the Spectacled Squig recalls an appearance similar to that of the Dreamcats of mainland Andromere, and granted, they are both Ungulates. However, Squigs are not Xenodactylomorphs. In fact, their kind are known only from Vanillandia.

Squigs are actually Cetartiodactyls that have evolved from animals like Indohyus, taking on an arboreal rather than aquatic lifestyle. Their toes have evolved to be more like dexterous paws, and their hooves are now recurved and claw-like. Squigs can be seen scampering about in the tree-tops like the martens they resemble, and have a similar lifestyle. They are solitary and active nocturnal or crepuscular predators, snatching up whatever small prey can be found, from multituberculates to small griffons, though they have been known to occasionally eat fruit, fungi, and insect larva from time to time. The Spectacled Squig is among the larger species of Squig, growing up to about 32 inches in length. Females will give birth of up to 3 kits and usually no more, and will defend them fiercely. Kits will switch from milk to meat in about 3 weeks, but remain with their mother for about 3-5 months before going on their separate ways. Spectacled Squigs reach sexual maturity at about 2 years old.

My entry for the Sheatheria Contest, where members of the Speculative Evolution Forum come up with their own species for the possibility of becoming canon in the lore of the planet (a few of the entries became canon, including this one).

Sheatheria belongs to .