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pazzesco · 7 months

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Peek-a-boo Pachy

Peek-A-Boo Pachyderm- Ready or not, here I come...

Hide and seek by Staffan Widstrand

An elephant in the African savanna tries to camouflage itself behind a bush that is too small compared to its size, in a humorous attempt to hide from the park visitors’ gaze. When it finally realized it had been discovered, it calmly walked away.

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humanoidhistory · 6 months

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Elephant and Commodore 64 computer, 1983.

#elephant #commodore 64 #tech #1980s #computer #1983 #pachyderm

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eonhyena · 6 months

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Halloween theme sketch 🦏 🎃

#Julius #rhino #pachyderm #fat #furry #fat furry #furry art #huge butt #thicc af #oc #my art #sketch #halloween

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rinusuarez · 7 months

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Sri Lankan Elephant Elephas maximus maximus Family: Elephantidae Genus: Elephas Conservation Status: Endangered ____________________________________________ Doing the largest mammal encyclopedia takes time. Consider supporting the project by joining the club here. Exclusive content, more illustrations, and more information about animals. Likes reblogs, and follows are also very much appreciated. Hasta la proxima!

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es46 · 11 days

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I like Gammoth, so musing on another pachyderm monstie was engaging. - PARAPHAN

Title - Parashroom-bonded beast Monster class - Fanged beast Known locales - Forests, grassland and marshland Element/Ailment - Paralysis Elemental weakness - Fire (3), Dragon (2), Ice (1), Thunder (1), Water (0) Ailment weakness - Blast (3), Poison (2), Sleep (1), Stun (1) Paralysis (0) Paraphan is a fanged beast found roaming through forest and grassland alike, occasionally venturing towards marshlands and estuaries. It is unique as another elephantine monster akin to Gammoth, albeit smaller and less powerful. It distinguishes itself through the four stout tusks used for digging and the myriad of mushrooms grown onto specialised tissues on its back and forelimbs. These mushrooms are a specialised form of parashroom perfectly adapted to mutualism with Paraphan. Paraphan is a fungivore specialised to digging up the mycelium of large fungal systems found around forest and grassy habitats. Its trunk can also hoover up the spores given off by many fungi to supplement its diet. Occasionally it will sample plants, tubers and fruit, but mushrooms form the core of its diet. Paraphans can be unpredictable in their behaviour; some individuals seem receptive to human presence and curiously examine them, whilst others show aggression at the slightest hint of approach. Field workers must be extremely careful to take note of which Paraphan they are studying, lest it turn out to be a brutish personality. Males and females of the species live separately; the smaller females gather in herds of up to twenty individuals led by a matriarch, whilst the larger males live as roaming bachelors. While females are rarely troublesome, concerned only with keeping their young safe, the males can prove aggressive, especially when in musth, and so must be closely monitored. Paraphans are not normally destructive, but an irate male or uncontested herds of females can destroy flora, necessitating hunting or repelling. The key to Paraphan's success is the unique strain of parashrooms that have bonded to the fanged beast. Sustained on fat reservoirs stored in specialised tissues, these parashrooms benefit from the fanged beast by way of nutrition and spreading their spores wherever the monsters travel. In return, the Paraphan occasionally feeds on the spores and caps, as well as exploiting the paralytic potential of the mushroom to repel predators. The brush-like comb at the end of their tail is often coated in these spores, ensuring a quick lash whenever Paraphan has need of it. Beyond its capacity to inflict paralysis through launching its symbiont's spores, Paraphans are also incredibly large and powerful monsters. They can easily crush most other monsters underfoot or swings of their muscular trunks and huge tusks. They are also surprisingly intelligent in making use of their environment; Paraphan's have been known to inhale water through their trunks and spew it out at other monsters, or even picking up rocks and tree trunks to use as bludgeons. Paraphan is not considered to be an exceptional monster (Low Rank - 3, High/Master Rank - 2) though it is not to be underestimated. Combining its strength with paralyzing spores and surprising cunning allows Paraphan to catch even veteran hunters off-guard. Make use of pitfall traps to exploit the fanged beast's bulk, and fire-based weapons are good for destroying the spores and fungi that it relies on. While not invulnerable to predation, Paraphan's impressive size and defensive integrity usually makes it too troublesome for most predators to bother with. The exceptional is the brute wyvern Alkanodos, whose cunning and venom outplays the slower fanged beast. Fortunately, Paraphan is known to form mutualistic alliances with the temnoceran Jansilla. The fast and keen-eyed Jansilla sights danger promptly, and complements the might of Paraphan to repel opponents neither could handle individually.

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Thank you for reading and take care.

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tolstoythebear · 10 months

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