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My Virtual Pet World
6 years ago
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I thought I should explain what I'm doing with my art.
I have a virtual pet world, and all the mammals in it live on another planet where any two species can interbreed. The animals are sentient, and are as smart as humans and can talk. However, they still have their natural instincts intact and don't do human things like build houses, drive cars, etc. They live their lives naturally, in tree holes, burrows, out in the open savannah, etc. Due to all the mammals being sentient, predatory mammals do not eat what is normally considered prey mammals on earth. It would be tantamount to cannibalism. Instead, there is quite a supply of delicious flightless birds for the predators to hunt. Those aren't sentient like the mammals so it's okay to eat them.
The majority of breedings involve a smaller male and larger female. In my world, females tend to be more attracted to smaller males than larger ones. I suppose there is a very little distinction between "guy cute" and "small critter cute."
Hybrids between species happen in 50% of the offspring, while 25% are the father's species, and 25% are the mother's. A hybrid that mates with a non-hybrid contributes only one of his/her species to the offspring, so there aren't any 3-species hybrids. For example, a goat mating with a squirrel/horse hybrid will become the parent of goat/squirrels and goat/horses.
Color genetics are as follows: 25% chance of same colors as dad; 25% chance same colors as mom; 25% chance blended colors of both parents; and 25% chance non-blended colors from both parents occur on offspring.
Gestation periods depend on the average natural gestation period of both parent species. For example, if the father's natural gestation period is 30 days, and the mother's is 60 days, the offspring will be born 45 days after mating.
Any questions?
I have a virtual pet world, and all the mammals in it live on another planet where any two species can interbreed. The animals are sentient, and are as smart as humans and can talk. However, they still have their natural instincts intact and don't do human things like build houses, drive cars, etc. They live their lives naturally, in tree holes, burrows, out in the open savannah, etc. Due to all the mammals being sentient, predatory mammals do not eat what is normally considered prey mammals on earth. It would be tantamount to cannibalism. Instead, there is quite a supply of delicious flightless birds for the predators to hunt. Those aren't sentient like the mammals so it's okay to eat them.
The majority of breedings involve a smaller male and larger female. In my world, females tend to be more attracted to smaller males than larger ones. I suppose there is a very little distinction between "guy cute" and "small critter cute."
Hybrids between species happen in 50% of the offspring, while 25% are the father's species, and 25% are the mother's. A hybrid that mates with a non-hybrid contributes only one of his/her species to the offspring, so there aren't any 3-species hybrids. For example, a goat mating with a squirrel/horse hybrid will become the parent of goat/squirrels and goat/horses.
Color genetics are as follows: 25% chance of same colors as dad; 25% chance same colors as mom; 25% chance blended colors of both parents; and 25% chance non-blended colors from both parents occur on offspring.
Gestation periods depend on the average natural gestation period of both parent species. For example, if the father's natural gestation period is 30 days, and the mother's is 60 days, the offspring will be born 45 days after mating.
Any questions?
Would it effect animals from a different planet if they were to somehow be dropped onto it?
like some kind of effect the planet has that allows two entirely different species to be able to mate and produce viable offspring?