Kentar

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Overview

A bipedal mammal found in prairie, steppe, and other grassland areas of Entorais.

Common Names
Kentar

Description

Classification
mammal
Size (adults)
Male - 2.1 – 2.8 metres (7 feet, 1 inch - 9 feet, 2 inches), 150 kilograms (330 pounds)
Female - 1.7 – 2 metres (5 feet 7 inches - 6 feet, 7 inches), 120 kilograms (265 pounds)
Appearance
Physically the resemble an antelope headed ostrich or other large flightless bird. They have smooth, nearly hairless hide, instead of feathers, and a pair of small fore-limbs ending in dextrous long fingered paws, with a semi-opposable 'thumb'.
Sexual dimorphism
Male kentar are slightly larger than females, and have a short crest of stiff hairs along the spine of their necks.
Variance
Kentar can have a wide range of coat patterns (stripes spots, blotches, mixed, or piebald) and colours (generally white through black, and a full range of light and dark browns.)

Ecology

Habitat
Kentar favour open grasslands or savanna.
Diet
As ruminant herbivores they graze on the wild prairie grasses and similar plants. They can eat a variety of grasses, bark and leaves from shrubs, roots, fruits and vegetables.

Behaviour

Social grouping
In the wild Kentar from herds upwards of one hundred animals, but tend to form familial subgroups of a dozen or so animals.
Temperament
Alert and skittish towards unfamiliar creatures or events in their environment.
Intelligence
Kentar are quite clever as animals go, and capable problem solvers.
Reproduction
Kentar males compete for access to females, and mate in the autumn. One or two young are live birthed in the spring, and reach sexual maturity at two and a half years.

Domestication

General
These creatures are exceptional problem solvers and can figure out many latches and the like making it difficult to keep them corralled. However some tribes of the Tak-Mi-Lah and Anatu have domesticated these beasts instead of wild horses, and do use them for riding.
Mounts
As mounts they do not have the strength of a horse, but are incredibly fast, and agile runners, with a similar stamina.
Most Treahni do not see much value in raising and domesticating these beasts, as the challenge of dealing with precocious strays makes them less desirable. However those who have them as mounts claim to have a stronger mount and rider bond than most horsemen.
Resources
Milk, meat, and leather.

Stories

Treasure (fifty word fantasy)

See Also

Garin (Kentar rider of the Anatu)