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coastal chicken by TwistedTeeth

coastal chicken

TwistedTeeth

Headworld creature. Not really a chicken, more of the "dragon" type of creature. Little smaller than a school bus.

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Rating:
General
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Visual / Digital

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    This guy is really interesting. Kind of reminds me a bit of a cassowary, though probably a lot more aggressive when it wants to be. I like the membrane structure of its wings, it looks almost as if it has a double membrane, the actual wing membrane then a small section of webbing that attaches the wing to the body. Gives it a sense of having a bird wing like structure without feathers which is neat. My question is can they actually fly with what looks like their actual wing joints being closer to the center of their back or are they primarily gliders? Or are they actually aquatic give their more rudder like or broad tail. I really like this one's coloration the yellow freckling is a nice contrast to the blues. Those little pink toes are adorable, but thumb claws look like they mean business.

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      All very good questions!

      I actually designed the head off of an oviraptor, and I imagine it's less aggressive given it's size. Not a lot of predators after something that large.

      I imagined it glides on tropical thermals over gulfs and oceans, and targets small whale-like creatures. The thumb claw is for puncturing and ripping, and it can use the big tail and membranous wings to swim back to shore with its prey. It also clings to cliff faces and eats a type of pseudo radio-active crystal found in veins along the equator of that world, which gets stored as a type of acid. Rather than the fire-breathing types of dragons you hear about, something somewhat similar but not entirely.

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        I see, I really like the head design it works well for its entire frame type.

        I really like the crystal eating concept for them, its is a nice change from the fire breathing especially for that type of breathable weapon. It also seems to make more sense for the type of environment and diet that this dragon-like creature.