Tall Snoa

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Tall Snoa
(Viia ernest)
Artwork of Tall Snoa
Species is extinct.
24/?, unknown cause
Creator Mnidjm Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Superorder
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Mancerxa
Chloropodia
Pterophylla
Rostrophylla
Dromeophylla
Dinodypta
Spheniscimimidae
Viia
Viia ernest
Week/Generation 23/145
Habitat South Barlowe Tundra, Arctic Polar Beach
Size 90 cm Tall
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Endoskeleton (Jointed Wood)
Diet Omnivore (Tundra Rustling, Polar Voltflora, Shellear, Ice-Angler Oropede, Bloodskin Skywatcher, Ringtail Limbless, Scaled Diveskunik, Warmtsudo, Iceblaster, Lyra, Spelunkhoe) Scavenger
Respiration Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation Endotherm
Reproduction Sexual, Live Birth, Two Sexes
Descendant of Ancestor of


The tall snoa replaced their ancestor in the southern polar regions. They are solitary creatures, preferring to stay alone in order to conserve food. They have very small brains in order to save room for their massive jaw muscles, which have a bite force of 1200 pounds psi to crack through their iron coatings of various organisms. Males have a red crest while females have a black one. If more than one male attempts to mate with a female, they will fight with each other by shaking their backs to wave their sail and making a dull "Vern!" sound. The winning male will then dance around the female in a mating dance. If she dances back, she accepts. The mother will only take care of the young for three weeks, then will abandon it to fend for itself. They reach full size in one month, but are not sexually mature until next year. They live to be about 5 years old.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Hesperodohve (family Spheniscimimidae)
  • Shorelance (order Dinodypta)
  • Regal Sphinx (superorder Dromeophylla)
  • Obsididaur (subclass Rostrophylla)
  • Coastrunner Bandersnatch (class Pterophylla)