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how might flame retardant feathers work?
male Wyverns collect shiny objects in their dens to attract mates it quite common for Wyverns to get into territorial fight. Now Wyverns are capable of breathing fire but they are also covered in ...
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Anatomically Correct Leviathan
This is a submission towards the Anatomically Correct Series
The leviathan, (in biblical terms), is describes as being a colossal serpentine like creature, it’s back is covered in scales that are ...
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Could birds conveniently evolve sapience?
Next to angels, various types of bird people are among some of the most common depictions of flying humanoids. Revali from BOTW comes to mind.
Could birds (or any other flying animal for that matter) ...
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Could my Wyverns exist?
A long time ago, Yi Qi diverged into three main groups: Cockatrices, Drakes, and Wyverns. Some characteristics of Wyverns include:
They are tetrapods/quadrupeds
They are covered with feathers
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Whats the furthest two hominids could diverge from one another and still be able to produce viable offspring?
In many fantasy stories humans are capable of inter-breeding with different fantasy races. There is a precedent for this happening with neanderthal and Denisovan DNA being found in people of Eurasian ...
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Feasibility of albino lizard people
Recently, I’ve grown curious about this lizard men folklore, which revolves around lizard like beings that have the frame work of humanoids. Now this got me thinking of a more human like reptile ...
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What evolutionary pressures would lead to Goblins?
A long time ago homo floresiensis split off into two main groups Goblins and Halflings. Now Goblins are an odd little bunch (here's a rough mock up of what a goblin might look like) and I was ...
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How do I explain the long life spans of Elves?
Elves in fantasy are commonly depicted as having long life spans and that applies to my story as well with Elves on average living between 250 and 270 years. The question is how would this work and ...
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Could these trolls exist?
In a world I’m designing, a group of Homo Habilis, Australopithecus Afarensis or even Paranthropus migrated into a northern Scotland environment becoming Trolls. These are not D&D trolls, but ...
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Feasibility of leaf scorpions
Recently, I’ve taken a small break to establish a story bound universe, so that these questions can actually prove useful in the future
Recently, humanity has discovered a vast earth-like planet, ...
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Feasibility of space faring centipedes
In the distant future, humanity has encountered, made peace and wars with countless advanced civilizations, but one civilization that still baffles them, is the race of intelligent centipedes.
The ...
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Feasibility of a creature that can affect biology
On a distant, habitable world, humanity has observed a biological marvel.
A creature that is primarily carnivorous, roaming its planet jungles and deserts, has been observed to be capable of ...
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Feasibility of the neuro strain
The neuro strain is a virus that affects the nervous system in drastic ways.
Firstly, when the host is infected, their body will grow bigger than it would have originally been but not much bigger - ...
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Feasibility of the Spore Mantis
In the movie, Kong: Skull Island, there is a species called the Spore Mantis.
When stationary, the Spore Mantis looks like a giant, dead log. When active, it looks like a giant insect - a giant, ...
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The Heptapods from ( The Arrival )
In the movie, Arrival, there is an advance alien race that arrives on are planet, with a few landing in specific places.
The aliens species are called "heptapods" (by our standards). They have 7 ...
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