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The Jelba is a jerboa-like non-sapient animal native to the Jeroban homeworld, a desert planet known as Danajarba (aka Cygnus Prime). The Jelba has also been introduced either intentionally or accidentally to the Jeroban colony worlds of Hadarra and Thanadarra, as well as the Almaki/Kurakalak homeworld, Alamak.
As Danajarba has somewhat limited biodiversity, the Jelba is nearly ubiquitous, being well-adapted to the planet's harsh desert conditions. This means the creature is seen as equal part pest, companion, and food, filling a niche similar to rabbits on Earth. They are omnivorous, eating all manner of plant matter, seeds, bugs, and whatever other edible things they can find.
As a companion animal, they can be trained to follow some simple verbal commands, and their own vocalizations consist of various squeaks and chirps and whistles. As food, the meat is typically lean. The fur and hide are soft and useful for crafting, and the tails are sometimes kept as trophies and used for decoration in a manner similar to humans' use of raccoon, fox, or squirrel tails. Their tendencies to eat whatever is available, including crops, decorative plants, stored foods and even some building materials means they are often considered pests, even in the large futuristic megacities of Danajarba, where they've filled an ecological niche similar to rats or raccoons.
Their body is typically about 12 inches/30cm long, not counting the ears, while the tail is usually about 1.5x the length of the body
I've been feeling super unmotivated and uninspired art-wise lately, so I decided to start doing some critter art again, both existing critters and some new designs, so expect to see more of them in the future.
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As Danajarba has somewhat limited biodiversity, the Jelba is nearly ubiquitous, being well-adapted to the planet's harsh desert conditions. This means the creature is seen as equal part pest, companion, and food, filling a niche similar to rabbits on Earth. They are omnivorous, eating all manner of plant matter, seeds, bugs, and whatever other edible things they can find.
As a companion animal, they can be trained to follow some simple verbal commands, and their own vocalizations consist of various squeaks and chirps and whistles. As food, the meat is typically lean. The fur and hide are soft and useful for crafting, and the tails are sometimes kept as trophies and used for decoration in a manner similar to humans' use of raccoon, fox, or squirrel tails. Their tendencies to eat whatever is available, including crops, decorative plants, stored foods and even some building materials means they are often considered pests, even in the large futuristic megacities of Danajarba, where they've filled an ecological niche similar to rats or raccoons.
Their body is typically about 12 inches/30cm long, not counting the ears, while the tail is usually about 1.5x the length of the body
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Fur Affinity ◈ Weasyl I've been feeling super unmotivated and uninspired art-wise lately, so I decided to start doing some critter art again, both existing critters and some new designs, so expect to see more of them in the future.
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Category Artwork (Digital) / Animal related (non-anthro)
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[In stereotypical nature documentary narrator voice]
"The Jelba, startled by the loud noise, movement, and unexpected role-play, frantically bounds off into the brush near the oasis, vanishing into the grass and bushes and blending in perfectly."
[Zoom in on the scrubby plants and the hiding animal, as the narration continues]
"When confronted with danger, the Jelba's natural instinct is to flee and hide, taking cover in vegetation or between rocks, and then remaining as still as possible to avoid detection until the threat has passed."
[Cut to stock footage of the animal running through the desert, including some slow-motion clips of the same running, with narration]
"However, should the predator continue to pursue, the Jelba will hop in a frantic zig-zag pattern to confuse and tire the pursuing predator while moving at surprising speed and even kicking up sand to blind the predator and put more distance between the threat and itself."
"The Jelba, startled by the loud noise, movement, and unexpected role-play, frantically bounds off into the brush near the oasis, vanishing into the grass and bushes and blending in perfectly."
[Zoom in on the scrubby plants and the hiding animal, as the narration continues]
"When confronted with danger, the Jelba's natural instinct is to flee and hide, taking cover in vegetation or between rocks, and then remaining as still as possible to avoid detection until the threat has passed."
[Cut to stock footage of the animal running through the desert, including some slow-motion clips of the same running, with narration]
"However, should the predator continue to pursue, the Jelba will hop in a frantic zig-zag pattern to confuse and tire the pursuing predator while moving at surprising speed and even kicking up sand to blind the predator and put more distance between the threat and itself."
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