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:[:Really simple rules sorry:]:1. Please tell me if you have created a Canis Equus. I don't want to see one running around without my permission, no. If you have, please be active with it. You can create a Canis Equus that is not involved with any groups. I don't care, have one rolling around in Bonfire for God's sake.
2. Create the right thing. Please don't have a neon rainbow Canis Equus derping around. That is not the correct species. If you think their is a problem with your character, just ask.
3. No crossbreeding. No Canis Equus breeding with any kind of wolf, lion, bear, whatever. Subspecie, however, ARE allowed to crossbreed. But please refrain from doing that as it saves my poor typed-out hands ;-; - subspecie breeding will result in a crossbred (name here), and will be added to the list.
4. If you would like, you can apply your Canis Equus to the corresponding tribe. (W.I.P.)
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:[:Draught/Draft Canids:]:
These are the most common subspecie of Canis Equus, inhabiting large mountain ranges with thick forests and soft meadows. They are built for the cold, dry tundra and rocky slopes. They are extremely large, males coming up to about 6ft to the shoulder and females about 5ft. They easily weigh in about 1,000lb to 2,000 lb. The upper half of their body is canid, with sharp incisors, bear-like paws, and a thick neck; their lower half is equid, with strong legs and broad hooves. They are recognized for their tall stature and muscular build. Shortened name - draughts or drafts
:[:Behavior:]:
Draught canids mostly act like wolves, forming packs with strong social bonds and an alpha-omega ranking system. They are lead by the most dominant male and his mate, and they work together as a 'pack' when on hunting missions. However, they are not built for taking down their prey (as ambitious as they can get) so most of the time they lounge around in their territory, on open meadows or in the shade of trees. They graze more often than not.
They are more intelligent than meets the eye; they form an extremely intracate hierarchy system, but it can be comparible to tribes - the most dominant of the bunch leads them, most likely recognized as a chief or a matriarch. The lesser dominant draughts form small cults, and go by gatherers or hunters, warriors, mothers...etc. They can live in small camps from time to time; however, they are most likely nomadic hunter-gatherers, whom follow their food. They can be as intelligent as humans from time to time, as they are capable of logic, emotion and speech.
One Draught can speak for themself and have their own opinions, morals, etc.
:[:Diet:]:
Draughts are omnivorous, and will eat anything they can find - they prey mostly on large game such as elk or deer. They cannot hunt small game, as it is too quick for them. Draughts do not have nearly enough stamina nor speed to hunt a pronghorn zipping across a valley at 60mph. However, they can and will eat other canines and felines. As long as other predators are smaller than them and easy to catch, they will hunt them down and eat them! Some Draughts have even been seen chasing down wolves and cougars.
If they cannot hunt, they will take to grazing and browsing. They'll eat berries, even if they're 'poisonous'.
Draughts have a very keen bacteria in their digestive systems. It will break down harmful poisons that would otherwise kill any other living thing, but if there is a shortage in this bacteria or the Draught themself is sick, the bacteria will not work.
As said above, they take to hunter-gatherer customs and will bring back kills and gathered consumables back to wherever the tribe/pack has called home.
Some Draughts, if in dire situations, may turn to cannibalism even though it is taboo. They may even turn to hunting wolves (+ pups).
However, this does not mean that eating a wolf is cannibalism - they are two different species.
:[:Breeding:]:
Draughts normally enter sexual maturity around 3 years of age. Any time before hand can be described as puberty. When they have reached sexual maturity, it is normal for them to choose a partner - but again, they can do as they wish.
Females enter estrus for about 20-30 days in the late autumn. Any other time, they are anestrus and cannot bear foals.
Gestation lasts for about 170-180 days, an average range of about 150-190 days. This is about 5 1/2 months. When the female is ready to give birth, she will find a place away from the tribe and may even dig out a den (however, it would be rarely used!) It usually results as one foal, but twins are born in about 1/4 pregnancies. When foals have been born, both male and female Draught will be very hostile to others that get so much as a hair on their offspring.
The foals act very much like horse foals, and are able to stand a short time after birth. However, their ears and eyes do not open until their 5th day, so it is rare for mothers to return to the tribe immediately. Foals are weaned from their mother's milk at around 1 yr. Foals grow slowly, but much faster than a human.
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:[:Arabian Canids:]:Arabian Canids are a hybrid of Arabian horse and the little-known Arabian wolf. Built for speed and stamina, they are quite the contrast to Draughts. They have a very lithe, fluid frame no matter what gender and are genuinely smaller than a Draught. However, this does not make then any less intelligent. Stallions stand at about 5'8, whilst mares stand at about 5'0. They weigh in closely to 800lb. Their coat is short and thin with the usual sandy tone or colors such as bay, gray and chestnut. Arabian Canids are built to survive in the desert and savannah - they will not survive in extremely cold environments.
Their shortened name is Arab or Arabian.
:[:Behavior:]: Unlike a Draught, Arabians do not form large packs nor do they operate like one. They stick in small groups of about 3 or 4, although some have been seen in groups of 12. Instead of an alpha-omega ranking system they act all as one. In an Arabian group, nobody has more power over another, and this is the most effective strategy in the desert. If the population of a group has grown too much, some members will split off into separate groups. However this does not stop them from forming tribes in other regions!
Arabians are less vicious than their cousin, but they can be just as territorial. A group of Arabians hold a very small territory, but are very protective of it and will not let any other Arabian into their group (without exceptions.) They form incredibly tight social bonds.
:[:Diet:]:
Arabians are omnivorous. However, due to the lack of plants in their natural habitat, they will hunt game smaller than a deer; sometimes they will turn to carrion if need be. Plants are a delicacy in their eyes, and is like chocolate to them. Plants are to be shared equally within groups, but are only given to the leader/high-ranking in tribes.
Groups work together to bring down prey and they are nomadic.
:[:Breeding:]:
Arabians enter sexual maturity around 2 yrs, some entering around 2 1/2 yrs.
Females enter estrus for about 15-25 days in early spring or late summer. As said before, they are in anestrus any other time and cannot bear foals. Gestation lasts for about 100-115 days, around 3 1/2 months. Arabians bear their children in their group (but may leave as wished). They normally have 2 foals per birth, triplets occur in about 1/8 pregnancies. Arabian parents are very open to others in their group around their children, but are extremely hostile to strangers.
The foals, again, are like horse foals and are able to stand within a few hours of birth. However, their ears/eyes do not open until their 3rd day. Foals are weaned at about 7-8 months.
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