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By Kaidian
07/11/2009 - 18:56:05

Type: Creature
Rating: 0.15 (Not rated)
Tags: bra'tak, cheese, cool, creature, desert, herbivore, kaidian, loper, milk, quadruped, survival

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The Loper is an herbivore that inhabits the desert regions on Bra'Tak IV. They are timid and shy and travel in small packs for protection. Able to withstand severe temperature fluctuations from freezing cold to blistering hot, they are well suited to life in the desert extremes. Their eyes have two lids, an outer lid that protects from blowing debris and an inner lid that constantly lubricates and clears the eye of fine dust and sand particles. They retain fluids extremely well and can travel for days without so much as a drop of water. They are able to digest the coarsest of grasses and vegetation and because of their tall stature, are able to graze the tops of shrubs and small trees. Their body is covered predominantly in a dense hair that prevents sand from reaching their skin. Yet their back hair grows exceptionally long in a small tuft area toward their tail. This natural ?padding? is what has led to their domestication as riding animals by the indigenous nomadic tribes scattered about Bra?Tak. Female Loper always give birth to twins and choose within a week of birth which of their two offspring to nurture to adulthood, abandoning the weaker of the two, which soon thereafter dies. This behavior ensures the survival of the species by natural selection of the strongest and fittest. Of final interest, Loper milk is prized for its unique flavor and imperishable quality. Cheeses made from Loper milk never spoil, even after decades. The older the Loper cheese, the finer and more valued a delicacy it becomes. It?s not uncommon for 200 year old Loper cheese to be sold on the interplanetary market for its weight in Purple Spice. [I don't mind if you copy my creations, but if you do, please be kind enough to credit me as the original creator in the description. Thanks - Kaidian]