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| • Anatomy & Physiology Mais are tiny amphibious fish creatures that look like regular fish that grew a pair of legs, and they're about as big as a shrew. They are covered in fish scales, their tail fin usually connects with the back fin and they have a pair of fins right underneath their gills. They are semi-aquatic, but spend most of their time in the water. To survive and be able to breathe on land, they need to remain soggy, so Mais will always be found near ponds and shallow water. |
| • Reproduction & Life Cycle The Mais' life cycle resembles very much that of a typical frog's life cycle. A female Mais will lay about 50 eggs in shallow water and a male will fertilize them externally, both parents will stick around to guard the eggs until they hatch. The eggs hatch into tadpole-like creatures called "Maislings". Maislings have not yet grown legs so they're entirely water-bound, it takes about 3 to 4 months for a newly hatched Maisling to grow into a Mais. The Maislings are raised and taken care of communally by all the Mais in the group. |
| • Diet & Feeding Mais feed on insects, insect larvae, mollusks, algae, soft plant matter, and worms. |
| • Behavior & Temprament Mais are social and stay in huge groups of other Mais. They are surprisingly cooperative and helpful towards one another, which makes them a very successful species in the habitats they inhabit. If threatened they will excrete a deadly toxin from their skin, but as long they're handled gently they're very docile, curious, and friendly creatures. |
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