Aquatic Fox

Appearance

A fox-like creature that is between 3 to 4 feet in length. They have thick water proof fur that traps air in the layers to keep them warm and dry in the water. They have white, greys, or black fur. Their skin, fins, and flesh color varies from each individual, most common being various blues, greens, yellows. Reds and oranges are uncommon and pink and purple colors are rare. They have fin like ears that are stationary and are designed to pick up vibrations in the water that will then travel down to their earhole. That have fins around their head that sits right behind their gills. Their respiratory structure allows them to breath both on land and in the water. They have a sail-like dorsal fin that starts at their shoulder blade and continues down to the base of the tail where it then has a small gap between the dorsal fin and the start of its bladelike tail that allows movement in the water.

There is a variant that is found in the north seas. They are fewer in numbers and larger in size than the ones found in the south. They primarily prey on Sea'nonka and are often hunted by 'Nonka Hounds are they are seen as a threat to their food source and the Oria people train their hounds to hunt and defend the mating grounds of the Sea'nonka's as the Sea'Nonka's are the primary food and trade source of the northern people.

Social

Aquatic Foxes are solitary creatures typically and are only seen in pairs during mating season or when the females have one or two pups with them. They typically sleep among the seagrass during the day and hunt in the early or late hours of the days. At night is when they most often go on land. Females typically give birth to their pups in tidepools or in the estuary during low tide. By the time high tide comes the pups are born and strong enough to follow their mother back into the ocean. If the pup is to weak, it either is picked off by land scavengers or is left behind to be someone else's meal.
Both males and females are highly territorial of its nesting ground and hunting ground. Aquatc Foxes known to chase off Water Cats. In scarcer food months, it is common that a few will band together to bring down larger prey and share the meal in most cases. If the aquatic fox feels like it is strong enough or has more mouths to feed, it will chase off the others that they hunted with. They will usually drag their kill up on the rocks above the water to keep their food in one place and limit the risk of losing their kill to another larger predator.

Domestication & Uses

Untamable. They are sometimes hunted for their fur, fins and meat. -Region: They are found in the swallow waters along the shoreline of Espye and the Archipelagos. Their northern variant is found along the coast of Skiala. -Diet: Their eat crabs, fish, octopus, sometimes seabirds, eggs, and mollusks.

General Information Region They are found in the swallow waters along the shoreline of Espye and the Archipelagos. The northern variant is found along the coast of Skiala. Diet Crabs, fish, octopus, sometimes seabirds, eggs, and mollusks