Category:Scythetail

"Deadly Creatures they kill by maiming and have no respect for other predators or the enlightened. They Chose to go their own way long ago. They are quite barbaric, and jealous of our mutual advancements." -Murr (A Gryphon) to a young Shivae

Scythetails are normally agressive animals that do not like sharing their territories with other predators. This is not always the case if there is only one or two. It's more of an occurance when you have a very large pack of more than five members. The boney plate at the ends of their tails is often chipped to a fine edge by repeated thwacking on rocks. The Scythetails use their tails as well as an impressive array of claws and teeth to bring down their prey. They are fast predators, but not as fast as Shivae and rely more on brute strength when things aren't going their way. Coloration is normally shades of blue with black stripes, but other variations do occur.

Scythetails and Shivae will not fight each other during a flood anymore than a bit of snipping and snarling since they're both merely trying to survive. Scythetails are more pack oriented than Shivae, they will tend to return to their lands and not wander very far. Any displaced Scythetails will not wander from their territory, especially not during a flood because they fear losing their preferred haunts.

Scythetails also... while being hostile, will not typically go anywhere near a Shivae with chicks. Shivae are far more dangerous than Scythetails. They can live in the same lands.. they would live differently and probably avoid Shivae for the most part just because. These scythetails will more than likely attack any approaching Scythetails.

Scythetails lay eggs. They usually clutch in early spring, 6 to 15 eggs at a time, not all survive, obviously.