Found throughout the ocean, there are approximately three-hundred recognized species of octopus. These soft bodied, eight limbed creatures range in size from two and a half centimeters to ten meters. Of course, given their ability to survive in extreme environments there could be smaller, or larger species of octopus that have yet to be disc [...]
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Animal Powered 9: Octopus
Found throughout the ocean, there are approximately three-hundred recognized species of octopus. These soft bodied, eight limbed creatures range in size from two and a half centimeters to ten meters. Of course, given their ability to survive in extreme environments there could be smaller, or larger species of octopus that have yet to be disc [...]
Animal Powered 8: Koala
This marsupial climber prefers their time in trees to the ground, and will spend what little time they are awake munching away on leaves, preferably eucalyptus. The largest koalas don’t even reach a meter in height, and rarely top fifteen kilograms. They are solitary creatures, with only mothers and child bonding. While they are known for ca [...]
Animal Powered 7: Hawk
A broad category of avian hunters, hawks can be found almost anywhere in the world. The larger definition of hawks can include eagles, buzzards and smaller avian hunters. However, they share a number of key characteristics.
Hawks are predators, with prey ranging from mice to other birds. They are keenly intelligent, adapting their h [...]
Animal Powered 6: Gecko
Found in warm climates around the world, geckos can range in size from 1.5 centimeters up to two thirds of a meter. Omnivores, preferring a diet of insects and fruit, the gecko has developed a number of traits to survive and hunt. Most varieties of geckos are nocturnal, and all but one lack eyelids. Instead, the gecko has a protective [...]
Altitus: The Gentlemen Gator
As we continue our series on creature powers, it was inevitable that character ideas started to crop up. Worse, our last series was on martial arts, so a certain set of turtles have been sitting in the back of my mind for some time. The Gentlemen Gator evolved from this perception of alligators as this force of primal power, and what martial [...]
Animal Powered 5: Fox
Animal Powered 3: Flying Squirrel
Consisting of approximately fifty different squirrel species, the flying squirrel would be more accurately named gliding squirrel, but that doesn’t have quite the same ring. Using their patagium, a thin furry membrane that stretches from wrist to ankle the flying squirrel is able to glide from tree to tree, guiding themselves using their lon [...]
Animal Powered 3: Capybara
The capybara is a rodent of unusual size hailing from South America. Coming in at one and a half feet tall and a hundred and fifty pounds, the capybara is the largest known rodent on earth and is perhaps the most cuddle worthy critter to enter our animal powered collection. An amphibious critter, they prefer to stay near water but are comfor [...]
Animal Powered 2: Bloodhound
Since their domestication, dogs have been bred for specific traits, or jobs, such as hunting or herding. While commonly characterized as tracking escaped prisoners or search and rescue, the bloodhound was bred to hunt boar, and deer during the middle ages. Able to pick up a human’s scent even days later, it’s easy to see how these hounds fou [...]
Animal Powered 1: Alligator
Large reptiles with powerful tails used for swimming and as a weapon, alligators are a primeval apex predator that has existed long before humanity. Their sensory organs, eyes, ears, nostrils, are on the top of their heads, allowing the alligator to rest almost completely submerged below the water. The alligator’s powerful jaw is notable for [...]