Quetzal Jackal

Anatomy:
Long nose
Sharp teeth
Two large ears
Two large eyes
Thick fur
Long tail
Four legs

Facial Features:
Long nose that enhances sense of smell
Large eyes are in front of face and just above nose, enhancing sight
Large ears are on top of head

Color:
Typically grey in coloring, the Quetzal Jackal's second most common color is white. Although rare, this creature can also be found in black. Long ago, there were also ones in a dusty brown color but none of that color have been seen in 200 years.

Conservation Status:
Only domesticated Quetzal Jackals exist as humans eradicated them from the wild.

Genetics & Reproduction:
Quetzal Jackals breed every two years in early to mid Pine season. Females have up to six puppies in early to mid Bay season. The puppies can be sold, given away, or traded off after two years, and these creatures reach sexual maturity at five years of age.

Growth Rate & Stages:
These puppies grow slowly until they are two years old, at which point they begin growing an inch every month until they reach the max size at five years of age.

Ecology & Habitat:
These creatures thrive in homes where there is an obvious and firm leader and where there is a need for them in farm protection, personal protection, or hunting. When protecting the farm livestock, they will walk around the fence line of each corral, sniffing to ensure nothing has gone through the fencing and intermittently marking the fence with urine.

Dietary Needs & Habits:
Years of training and domestication have taught this creature the difference between hunting and being threatened. As one of the two top predators in the world, Quetzal Jackals are carnivorous in nature but will not eat the meat of its kill when hunting for its owner. When threatened by a Greywolf Hound, the Quetzal Jackal can hold its ground and will eat the carcass if it wins.

Biological Cycle:
In Cherry season, Quetzal Jackals lose handfuls of their heavy coat, growing it back in late Pine season to protect them from the cold of Orchid season.

Lifespan:
Fifteen years

Average Height:
Four feet tall at the shoulder
Nine feet tall on its hind legs

Average Weight:
350-400 pounds

Length:
Eight feet long

Domestication:
Domesticated

Uses, Products, & Exploitation:
Used for farm and personal protection, and for hunting

Geographic Origin & Distribution:
Found in every city and town except Gulonde. They can't read the energy of the elves so they avoid them.

Intelligence:
High intelligence, but require firm commands and an obvious leader.

Perception & Sensory Capabilities:
The long nose and large eyes give the Quetzal Jackal an enhanced sense of smell and sight.

Names & Aliases:
Humans call this creature the Quartz Kingbear.
Elves call them the Monitingo.
Hybrids call them the Quetzal Jackal.