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A gift for the awesome ^^. I originally had another plan in mind, but I like this one WAY better. I hope you like it, girl !

Done in Prismacolor markers.

Here's the in-detail stuff most you guys so seem to love to read ^^.
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Name: Equine ('False') Lurker
Specie: Doraganoid
Group: N/A (???)
Family: Mammalian
Type: Horse-shaped
Element: None
Height:
*at shoulder- 4’-5’
*at head- 6’-8’
Length: 24’-32’
Weight: 400-600 LBS
Speeds: 35-45 MPH
Description:

The Equine Lurker is a very uniquely designed creature that has become mostly domesticated by the humanoid community for both hunting and transportation. The Equine Lurker is the dragon version of a horse, having many horse-like and Lurker-like characteristics. This creature is mostly gentle and loving by nature, but is very courageous and will defend his or her owner from anything, no matter its size, if their owner(s) is/are threatened in any fashion. Because of this, the Equine Lurker can tend to be more of a family animal, rather than a widely owned one like the Frayed Tree Lurker or the Ikybu. But if they are raised in an environment of a collective group of people that all take care of them together, the Equine Lurker will easily adjust as become just as attached and defensive of all the Tribe as it would to a single or few individuals.

The Equine Lurker is omnivorous, meaning it eats both plants and meat. Its diet varies according to the region of its birth, but their typical menu consists of small mammals, rodents, wheat, hay, grass, and a variety of wild berries. Even though it has a mouth filled with serrated teeth, it has back molars used to masticate hard food it may digest, as well as crush bone. The Equine uses its teeth and narrow jaws to eat berries and leaves from trees in a unique fashion. First it places the food into its mouth, closing its jaws and gripping firmly—but just enough to grate the leaves and berries from the branch as it gently pulls its jaws back. This way it can get mouthfuls of food with every bite, so no energy is wasted on feeding.

Even though it belongs in the Lurker family of dragons, the Equine Lurker is more Leaper or Whipper by true form. The reason it is classified as a Lurker is due to the multiple enhancements this specie has to fool other doraganoids into believing it is indeed a Lurker. These ‘enhancements’ are used to protect the Equine Lurker in most any environment.

The Equine Lurker has several characteristics that ditto those of a Lurker. For example, it has tall, often frayed ears. It also has the long, elegant build: this provides the Equine Lurker with speed and agility while running over the hills in often-large herds (like horses, which is a trait it earns from its Leaper and/or Whipper origins). It has large paws, each with five ir-retractable talons, and its elbow and heels have tall spines on the ends. Rather than having its spine grow up and protrude from its back like a Lurker, it simply has two rows of tall, thin, but harmless spines made from twined hair follicles (much similar to a Rhinoceros’ nose horns) on its back and tail. The Equine Lurker howls, shrills, and hisses, mimicking the Lurker’s noises to the point of accuracy anyone not able to see it and hearing it’s cries would certainly fear a Lurker’s presence. To complete the illusion, the Equine Lurker’s tongue is built exactly like a Lurker’s—snake-like, long, but un-forked. The tongue serves the same purposes as any Lurker’s would: for scent and heat-sensory. But the thing that really finishes the illusion is the Equine Lurker’s extraordinary ability to not only copy the appearance of a threatening Lurker, but the scent. Its body is lined with special sweat glands that create a smell that will fool any animal into believing it is a Lurker of any type or gender. Because of this, it can not only fool any nearby prey or predators in to believing it is a Lurker, it can trick a Lurker into believing it is one of its own, enabling the Equine Lurker to walk among true Lurkers mostly unnoticed and undisturbed. But most would be quick to demand that male Lurkers, being incredibly territorial as they are, would smell the Equine and attack. But the Equine is capable of making a male believe the Equine is a female, provoking a quick smell and approval, but no harm. All of these elements combined make the Equine Lurker represent the best illusion of an actual Lurker. Riders use these creatures to hunt Lurkers, to protect their families, and as loving pets and sources of food and transportation—they have been using them for centuries, and the end isn’t in sight.

“How do we know it is an actual Lurker, rather than something else?” you must be asking. Well, for one, it shares several characteristics with both Leapers and Whippers. Like a Leaper, the Equine has special muscle tendons in its hind legs, enabling it to leap up to 20 feet, and giving it extra press-off for sprinting. This proves useful for the rider, enabling the rider to travel long distances over harsh terrain. Like a Whipper the Equine Lurker has a long, thick, muscular tail (Lurkers tend to have long, thin, bony tails), and the and is tipped with a mass of hair and fur. And, unlike true Lurkers, it has horns and a brightly colored pattern (though there are other types that copy the colors of the Lurkers of that region). But the thing that has breeders most confused are the strange markings on the Equine Lurker’s hide; it resembles no other type of doraganoid anywhere thus discovered and seems to serve no true purpose…

The structure and scent of the Equine Lurker may imitate that of a Lurker, but, in truth, it remains a mystery of its true origins. Is it a Leaper? Is it a Whipper? Is it a mutated Lurker? Is it a hybrid? Or is it a creature unique to itself? Perhaps we will never know...

Description
A gift for the awesome ^^. I originally had another plan in mind, but I like this one WAY better. I hope you like it, girl !

Done in Prismacolor markers.

Here's the in-detail stuff most you guys so seem to love to read ^^.
---
Name: Equine ('False') Lurker
Specie: Doraganoid
Group: N/A (???)
Family: Mammalian
Type: Horse-shaped
Element: None
Height:
*at shoulder- 4’-5’
*at head- 6’-8’
Length: 24’-32’
Weight: 400-600 LBS
Speeds: 35-45 MPH
Description:

The Equine Lurker is a very uniquely designed creature that has become mostly domesticated by the humanoid community for both hunting and transportation. The Equine Lurker is the dragon version of a horse, having many horse-like and Lurker-like characteristics. This creature is mostly gentle and loving by nature, but is very courageous and will defend his or her owner from anything, no matter its size, if their owner(s) is/are threatened in any fashion. Because of this, the Equine Lurker can tend to be more of a family animal, rather than a widely owned one like the Frayed Tree Lurker or the Ikybu. But if they are raised in an environment of a collective group of people that all take care of them together, the Equine Lurker will easily adjust as become just as attached and defensive of all the Tribe as it would to a single or few individuals.

The Equine Lurker is omnivorous, meaning it eats both plants and meat. Its diet varies according to the region of its birth, but their typical menu consists of small mammals, rodents, wheat, hay, grass, and a variety of wild berries. Even though it has a mouth filled with serrated teeth, it has back molars used to masticate hard food it may digest, as well as crush bone. The Equine uses its teeth and narrow jaws to eat berries and leaves from trees in a unique fashion. First it places the food into its mouth, closing its jaws and gripping firmly—but just enough to grate the leaves and berries from the branch as it gently pulls its jaws back. This way it can get mouthfuls of food with every bite, so no energy is wasted on feeding.

Even though it belongs in the Lurker family of dragons, the Equine Lurker is more Leaper or Whipper by true form. The reason it is classified as a Lurker is due to the multiple enhancements this specie has to fool other doraganoids into believing it is indeed a Lurker. These ‘enhancements’ are used to protect the Equine Lurker in most any environment.

The Equine Lurker has several characteristics that ditto those of a Lurker. For example, it has tall, often frayed ears. It also has the long, elegant build: this provides the Equine Lurker with speed and agility while running over the hills in often-large herds (like horses, which is a trait it earns from its Leaper and/or Whipper origins). It has large paws, each with five ir-retractable talons, and its elbow and heels have tall spines on the ends. Rather than having its spine grow up and protrude from its back like a Lurker, it simply has two rows of tall, thin, but harmless spines made from twined hair follicles (much similar to a Rhinoceros’ nose horns) on its back and tail. The Equine Lurker howls, shrills, and hisses, mimicking the Lurker’s noises to the point of accuracy anyone not able to see it and hearing it’s cries would certainly fear a Lurker’s presence. To complete the illusion, the Equine Lurker’s tongue is built exactly like a Lurker’s—snake-like, long, but un-forked. The tongue serves the same purposes as any Lurker’s would: for scent and heat-sensory. But the thing that really finishes the illusion is the Equine Lurker’s extraordinary ability to not only copy the appearance of a threatening Lurker, but the scent. Its body is lined with special sweat glands that create a smell that will fool any animal into believing it is a Lurker of any type or gender. Because of this, it can not only fool any nearby prey or predators in to believing it is a Lurker, it can trick a Lurker into believing it is one of its own, enabling the Equine Lurker to walk among true Lurkers mostly unnoticed and undisturbed. But most would be quick to demand that male Lurkers, being incredibly territorial as they are, would smell the Equine and attack. But the Equine is capable of making a male believe the Equine is a female, provoking a quick smell and approval, but no harm. All of these elements combined make the Equine Lurker represent the best illusion of an actual Lurker. Riders use these creatures to hunt Lurkers, to protect their families, and as loving pets and sources of food and transportation—they have been using them for centuries, and the end isn’t in sight.

“How do we know it is an actual Lurker, rather than something else?” you must be asking. Well, for one, it shares several characteristics with both Leapers and Whippers. Like a Leaper, the Equine has special muscle tendons in its hind legs, enabling it to leap up to 20 feet, and giving it extra press-off for sprinting. This proves useful for the rider, enabling the rider to travel long distances over harsh terrain. Like a Whipper the Equine Lurker has a long, thick, muscular tail (Lurkers tend to have long, thin, bony tails), and the and is tipped with a mass of hair and fur. And, unlike true Lurkers, it has horns and a brightly colored pattern (though there are other types that copy the colors of the Lurkers of that region). But the thing that has breeders most confused are the strange markings on the Equine Lurker’s hide; it resembles no other type of doraganoid anywhere thus discovered and seems to serve no true purpose…

The structure and scent of the Equine Lurker may imitate that of a Lurker, but, in truth, it remains a mystery of its true origins. Is it a Leaper? Is it a Whipper? Is it a mutated Lurker? Is it a hybrid? Or is it a creature unique to itself? Perhaps we will never know...