[✓] Steppe Pygmy Mammoths

[Norgeth 1904]

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STEPPE PYGMY MAMMOTHS

 

[!] A depiction of a Steppe Pygmy Mammoth

 

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OVERVIEW

 

Though native and known to many continents and isles including Aevos, Pygmy Mammoths typically reside upon smaller and less populated islands, focused in colder biomes that possess vast flat areas such as steppes or pararies, their herds being most common in locals with a lack of natural predators. Standing at around 6-7 feet tall at maximum, measured from the top of their head to ground level, Pygmy Steppe Mammoths are a diminutive version of their greater, more typical variant, but despite their small size when compared to larger relatives, the normal, well fed Steppe Pygmy Mammoth possess sturdy shoulders and frames, able to act as a pack animal akin to a mule or donkey if required. Aswell, many people who have encountered these small elephant-like creatures are quick to discover the fact that they are rideable in a similar vein to a horse. The Pygmy Steppe Mammoth typically lives for a considerable lifespan, around 50-60 years less injured or rendered ill, akin to a normal, less fuzzy elephant, while their diet is one of vegetation and occasional fruit or vegetable, with the typical and natural diet of a Pygmy Mammoth being that of grass, hay, tree-leaves, and even roots and tubers found within the ground. Overall rather docile, the average Pygmy Mammoth is a calm and kind creature, though they can and will attempt to defend themselves if attacked or their calves are threatened, be it by predator or descendant hunter. Pygmy Mammoth’s may be sheared for their thick and warm coat, able to be spun into wool and made into clothing with similar, if not identical properties to a sheeps. The average Pygmy Mammoth is around the strength of a well trained and healthy draft horse, able to pull and carry a substantial amount of weight, though obviously nothing beyond that of their equine equivalent.

 

Steppe Pygmy Mammoth tusks are no stronger than regular ivory, and their relatively small size disables them from being effective at goring those who threaten them, this being a primary reason for the Pygmy Mammoth being somewhat rare outside of isolated islands with little major predators or descendant hunters, with many a herd having been hunted to disappearance due to a greedy tribe or group of people.

 

TAMING

 

The training process to effectively tame a Steppe Pygmy Mammoth is a rather easy one, with them already being social creatures - First one must offer food to the herd that one wishes to ‘domesticate’, with the mammoths being drawn in by such, though it is important to note that loud noises and disturbances can often ruin attempts, the mammoths fleeing away from such. Next one must approach the mammoths to show that you are not a danger, this taking several weeks or more to allow the mammoths to understand and feel welcome. Finally, it is imperative to keep up a positive relation with a Steppe Pygmy Mammoth, especially if one desires to use them as mounts or beasts of burden, often behavioural reinforcement with food being a normally suitable method to ensure them to be happy and allowing of riding equipment.

 

 

REDLINES

 

- Steppe Pygmy Mammoths are rideable, though act as reskinned horses, following all mount rules and redlines concerning such.

 

- Pygmy Mammoths are unable to gore people during combat, nor are they large enough to simply crush people under their feet, once more, Steppe Pygmy Mammoths act as horses when in combat.

 

- Wild Steppe Pygmy Mammoths are relatively docile creatures, only attacking someone if they or their calves are attacked, however their size reduces their threat-level drastically when compared to a more typical greater mammoth or elephant.

 

- Pygmy Mammoth wool is no warmer or better in any way to normal sheeps wool, however it does smell slightly, such a stink hard to remove from the fibers, thankfully such is quite harmless, and can easily be ignored if desired

 

- Steppe Pygmy Mammoths must be fed a diet of flora, typically grass, leaves, fruit, and vegetables, and while grain is okay as a snack, too much will lead to bloating and discomfort on the mammoth’s side. Pygmy mammoths are herbivores and will not eat meat in any way. [NO MAN EATING MAMMOTHS]

 

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[femurlord 3751]

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[Kizaura 42]

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