Garke
Overview
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- Common Names
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Description
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- Appearance
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- Sexual dimorphism
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Ecology
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- Diet
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Behaviour
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Sub-Species
Banded Garke
The banded garke is a predator of the more heavily forested areas of Anexea, known for their speed and vicious tearing bites. They are short furred creatures, with black-and-white banded appearance, with spots along the neck and head, and scaly underbellies.
Found in packs of 2-6 animals, they are cunning and aggressive carnivores, often taking on prey much larger than themselves, using their ferocity and numbers to their advantage.
Females tend to be larger than males, with the adult size ranging between 20-30 kg, and 75-150 cm in total length. Their bodies are approximately one third tail, one third body, and one third neck and head. Females live birth 1-3 young each spring.
Black Garke=
Banad Garke is a predator of the forested areas of Anexea, known for their speed and vicious tearing bites. They are short furred creatures, with black-green colouration with very dark brown and green brindling on their hides, and scaly underbellies.
The black Garke has teeth which are loose in their jaw, and will break off in the wounds of prey. These imbedded teeth with often keep the wound bleeding, and can cause an infection if left untreated. This allows for the banad garke to later capture any prey that escapes.
Brown Garke
Balakwä Garke is a predator of the grassland areas of Anexea, known for their speed and vicious tearing bites. They are short furred creatures, with dark brown colouration with lighter brown ruff, and scaly underbellies.
Desert Garke
Balyfre Garke are a voracious predator of Krolaryn Wastes, known for their speed and vicious tearing bites. They are a short furred creature, with tawny colouration and light through dark brown dappled hides, and scaly underbellies.
Horned Garke
The horned garke is a smaller variety, possessing light brown to grey fur, and sporting a pair of outward turned horns on their heads. These are used for defensive purposes against larger predators.
Ring Spotted Garke
The largest of the garke species reaching 200 kg and 4-5 m in length. Their hide tends to cinnamon/ginger colours with brown or black ring shaped speckles 1-3 cm in diameter along their backs.
These beasts have a toxic bite, which can induce paralysis from the slightest scratch. They often will attack prey, then withdraw and let the poison finish off the kill. Fortunately they tend to be found either solo or in pairs unlike their smaller cousins.
Spiny Garke
The baläwüsk garke or “spiny garke”, is found in the deserts of Krolar. The species is known as an omnivorous hunter of insects and other small animals. They also have been known to eat fruit and other portions of various desert plants. They do not stray far from their communal underground nests, and are often found in small groups.
The species name comes from the backward projecting array of spines radiating from the creatures head and neck. These spines are not known to be poisonous. If grasped, the garke will lurch backwards to impale its captor. The creature’s bite is a hardened beak, with which it crushes small prey, and vegetable matter.
The species shows gender dimorphism, with the females being dull brown desert sandstone in colour, while males are banded with white (ring every 4 cm), and far easier to spot.
Domestication
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