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A concept for Nemo Ramjet's absolutely brilliant world of Snaiad. Go check his account right now!

Kobaloformes, commonly known as “Boggles”, could be considered as the closest thing to monkeys and apes in Snaiad. Already combining a general body plan fit for an arboreal existence and a surprisingly flexible skeleton, this clade goes one step further by possessing extremely elongated, dexterous second heads, which aid them maneuvering through the high canopy, and manipulation of items. Males of this group display a wide variety of “horns”, but they are useless outside of mating displays and competitions, and for most of the year, they are either shed or reduced to puny stubs

Though certainly not anywhere close to being sapient, Boggles are nevertheless among Snaiad’s most intelligent denizens, forming communities with very defined and established jerarquies, manipulating tools –to an extent- and communicating with an impressive array of sounds by creaking their largely hollow first-jaws. All of these factors, coupled with their naturally curious and playful nature, only adds to their comparison to Earth’s primates

The ancestry of Boggles is something still being debated, but the variation of shapes and sizes within the clade allows it to be divided into three main groups:

-"Classic” basal Kobaloformes are medium-sized omnivores, spending most of their time on the canopy, but regularly descending to land to drink and forage.

-The much smaller Fatakobaloformes stay their whole lives on the trees, with some so heavily adapted that they are almost immobile on the ground. They’re exclusively herbivorous, and many species show first-jaws adapted for specific food items. This group possesses tails, but they are rigid and hold no other purpose other than balance and communication.

-Finally, the predatory Orcukobaloformes have opted for a largely terrestrial lifestyle, and as such they have lost some of the adaptations of their smaller kin. However, what they’ve lost in agility, they have gained in strength and size, becoming large, imposing carnivores that move around in a frighteningly swift ape-like bounding. Not as skilled as Kahydrons or Fuckers, they commonly target the sick, young or wounded as prey

Boggles can be found in most of Snaiad’s forests and jungles, though some species have been found in pinnacle ranges as well, and the terrestrial forms are often seen on the erythrophyte scrublands. Their playful ways have made them popular on TV shows and similar among the populace, but sometimes they show surprisingly vicious and aggressive behaviour. Reports abound of groups of wandering males harassing and brutally mauling neighbouring creatures almost for pure amusement, only rarely feeding on the mangled corpses

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A concept for Nemo Ramjet's absolutely brilliant world of Snaiad. Go check his account right now!

Kobaloformes, commonly known as “Boggles”, could be considered as the closest thing to monkeys and apes in Snaiad. Already combining a general body plan fit for an arboreal existence and a surprisingly flexible skeleton, this clade goes one step further by possessing extremely elongated, dexterous second heads, which aid them maneuvering through the high canopy, and manipulation of items. Males of this group display a wide variety of “horns”, but they are useless outside of mating displays and competitions, and for most of the year, they are either shed or reduced to puny stubs

Though certainly not anywhere close to being sapient, Boggles are nevertheless among Snaiad’s most intelligent denizens, forming communities with very defined and established jerarquies, manipulating tools –to an extent- and communicating with an impressive array of sounds by creaking their largely hollow first-jaws. All of these factors, coupled with their naturally curious and playful nature, only adds to their comparison to Earth’s primates

The ancestry of Boggles is something still being debated, but the variation of shapes and sizes within the clade allows it to be divided into three main groups:

-"Classic” basal Kobaloformes are medium-sized omnivores, spending most of their time on the canopy, but regularly descending to land to drink and forage.

-The much smaller Fatakobaloformes stay their whole lives on the trees, with some so heavily adapted that they are almost immobile on the ground. They’re exclusively herbivorous, and many species show first-jaws adapted for specific food items. This group possesses tails, but they are rigid and hold no other purpose other than balance and communication.

-Finally, the predatory Orcukobaloformes have opted for a largely terrestrial lifestyle, and as such they have lost some of the adaptations of their smaller kin. However, what they’ve lost in agility, they have gained in strength and size, becoming large, imposing carnivores that move around in a frighteningly swift ape-like bounding. Not as skilled as Kahydrons or Fuckers, they commonly target the sick, young or wounded as prey

Boggles can be found in most of Snaiad’s forests and jungles, though some species have been found in pinnacle ranges as well, and the terrestrial forms are often seen on the erythrophyte scrublands. Their playful ways have made them popular on TV shows and similar among the populace, but sometimes they show surprisingly vicious and aggressive behaviour. Reports abound of groups of wandering males harassing and brutally mauling neighbouring creatures almost for pure amusement, only rarely feeding on the mangled corpses