this is a thread to help myself and others get inspired for character design. Please feel free to suggest animals and/or info dump about them!(all info you share will be put in spoilers!)
just a reminder that these animals might not be obscure for you depending on where you live or what you've seen, but they may be for me or others!
Animal count:100
i suggest that you use a random number generator as a design excersize! if you do please comment what you created id love to see it!
1. jeroba - long eared jeroba
2. streaked tenric
3. quoll
4. quokka
5. pika
6. nilgii Martin
oh my god???? <3<3<3<3
7. Fossa
8. tufted deer
9. Hyrax
How about the Hyrax? I only learned about them somewhat recently and they’re the closest living relatives to elephants… although you probably wouldn’t guess from how they look lol. They’re so chill-looking, though.- suggested by Wingspan
10. Hoatzin
Also before I add like a million birds, I think one interesting species is the Hoatzin. It’s the only fully vegetarian bird and it’s babies still retain little claws on their wings from raptors to help them climb. They also just look really wild. - suggested by Wingspan
11. Genet
suggested by BATATA
12. Harpy eagle
suggested by BATATA
13. secretary bird
suggested by BATATA
14. marbled polecat
suggested by BATATA
15. pellucid hawk moth/BUG WARNING/
suggested by BATATA
16. tropical trilobite beetle /BUG WARNING/
suggested by BATATA
17. Aardwolf
suggested by chariotsofsilk
18. Great Earred Nightjar
suggested by Kam
19.gulper shark
suggested by Flamey_Lynx
20. sand cats
suggested by Flamey_Lynx
21.pallas cats
suggested by Flamey_Lynx
22.strawberry leopards
suggested by Flamey_Lynx
23.asian golden cats
suggested by Flamey_Lynx
24.aye-aye
suggested by LixxyIsLost
25.coati
suggested by cicada-days and MegiW
.26 fishing cat
suggested by cicada-days
27.coelacanth
suggested by cicada-days
28.hydrosarus
suggested by MegiW
29.arabian sand boa /SNAKE/
suggested by MegiW
30.saiga antelope
suggested by MegiW
31.satanic leaf-tailed gecko
suggested by MegiW
32.vampire squid
suggested by MegiW
33.honduran white bat
suggested by MegiW
34.pink fairy armadillo
suggested by MegiW
35.mangalitsa pig
suggested by MegiW
36.numbat
suggested by draconicpatches
37. african civet
38. malayan civet
39. double crested cormorant
40.lesser prairie chicken
41.sage grouse
42.tree kangaroo
43.Haast's eagle /EXTINCT/
HEHHE IVE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT THESE. The Haast's Eagle went extinct round about 1400 most likely due to their main food scource ( the moa) going extinct ( the moa went extinct due to overhunting). It was the largest eagle to have ever existed, their wing span was 2-3 m wide and had an estimated weight of 15 kgs( in comparison to the stellar's sea eagle which can be up to 9kgs!)
44. the stellar's sea eagle
as i mentioned above this, the stellars sea eagle can be up to 9 kgs ( the females are larger than the males, males go to be about 6 kgs i believe)
45. dunkleosteus /SLIGHT BLOOD WARNING/
suggested by@hypomaly
46.blanket octopus
suggested by Hypnomaly
47.tapir
the babies are really cute omg
48.sable
49.indian giant squirrel
50.Binturong
51.Pangolin
suggested columbo
51.border leicester sheep
52. awlet /BUG WARNING/
suggested by pinstripe
53.glasswing /BUG WARNING/
suggested by pinstripe
54.blushing phantom
suggested by pinstripe
55. golden tortoise beetle
suggested by pinstripe
56.hummingbird hawk-moth
suggested by pinstripe
57. hornet moth
suggested by pinstripe
58.jackalope /MYTHICAL/
suggested by pinstripe
59.wolpertinger /MYTHICAL/
suggested by pinstripe
60.Al-Mi'raj /MYTHICAL/
suggested by pinstripe
61.cockatrice/basilisk /MYTHICAL/
suggested by pinstripe
62.kelpie /MYTHICAL/
suggested by pinstripe
63.kasha /MYTHICAL/
suggested by pinstripe
64.hainu /MYTHICAL/
suggested by pinstripe
65.nue /MYTHICAL/
suggested by pinstripe
66.dormmouse
suggested by pinstripe
67.agouti
suggested by pinstripe
68.springhaas
suggested by pinstripe
69.patagonian cavy
suggested by pinstripe
70.degu
suggested by pinstripe
71.pygmy marmoset
suggested by pinstripe
72.tarsier
suggested by pinstripe
73.okapi
suggested by pinstripe
74.dik-dik
suggested by pinstripe
75.water-deer
suggested by pinstripe
76.gulai goat
suggested by pinstripe
77.maned wolf
suggested by pinstripe
78.bat-eared fox
suggested by pinstripe
79.black-footed cat
suggested by pinstripe
80.ringtail
suggested by pinstripe
81.flemish giant rabbit
suggested by pinstripe
82.angora rabbit
suggested by pinstripe
83.dwarf hotot
suggested by pinstripe
84.visacha
suggested by Blaklyte
85.sunbeam snake
suggested by Blaklyte
86.tomato frog
suggested by Blaklyte
87.golden spiny-tailed gecko
suggested by Blaklyte
88.dwarf sperm whale
suggested by Blaklyte
89.nicobar pigeon
suggested by Blaklyte
90.raccoon dog
suggested by Blaklyte
91.bulgae/korean fire dog
suggested by Blaklyte
92.tasmanian tiger /EXTINCT/
suggeste by Blaklyte
93.slender loris
suggested by Blaklyte
94.shoebill stork
suggested by Blaklyte
95.kookaburra
suggested by Blaklyte
suggested by Punksoda
suggested by LiaC
suggested by Punksoda
How about the Hyrax? I only learned about them somewhat recently and they’re the closest living relatives to elephants… although you probably wouldn’t guess from how they look lol. They’re so chill-looking, though.
Also before I add like a million birds, I think one interesting species is the Hoatzin. It’s the only fully vegetarian bird and it’s babies still retain little claws on their wings from raptors to help them climb. They also just look really wild.
I’ll probably add more later but this is what I got for now.
here's a few ! Not sure how obscure they are but i personally don't remember seeing them much talked about
Genet
harpy eagle
Secretary bird
Marbled Polecat
Pellucid Hawk Moth
Tropical trilobite beetle
Wingspan BATATA chariotsofsilk Kam
done your suggested, thank you for those! feel free to leave more,
some favs of mine
coatimundi, fishing cat, frogfish, coelacanth, treehopper, desert rain frog, suriname toad(trypophobia warning), titicaca frog, antlion(larvae are RAD), caddisfly
I got some:
Hydrosaurus
Telescopefish
Hellgrammite (BUG - LIKE CENTIPEDE)
Arabian Sand Boa (so goofy omg)
Coatimundi
Saiga antelope
Satanic leaf-tailed gecko
Nudibranch
Vampire Squid
Honduran white bat
Pink Fairy Armadillo
Mangalitsa pig
Hammerhead bat
Flamey_Lynx LixxyIsLost cicada-days MegiW draconicpatches
done some of them! didnt do all cuz some scared me a little LMAO
Hypnomaly done some of yours! sorry wasnt able to do all,