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irbis [2012/10/18 04:50] – Reformatted to look more 'wiki-like'. - H. hagalazirbis [2012/10/19 01:41] (current) – [Origins] - added link to Wikipedia article 'uplift (science fiction)'. hagalaz
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 ==== Origins ==== ==== Origins ====
  
-Snow leopards (//panthera uncia// or //uncia uncia//) are big cats of the high mountains, originating on [[Earth]]. On [[Jalan]] (also known as Wildplanet) a population of genetically-uplifted snow leopards, called 'Irbis' (after the Mongolian word for snow leopard that found its way into many languages), can be found that descends from snow leopards originally been brought there from Earth by the [[Kirru]] over eight hundred years ago.+Snow leopards (//panthera uncia// or //uncia uncia//) are big cats of the high mountains, originating on [[Earth]]. On [[Jalan]] (also known as Wildplanet) a population of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uplift_(science_fiction)|uplifted]] snow leopards, called 'Irbis' (after the Mongolian word for snow leopard that found its way into many languages), can be found that descends from snow leopards originally been brought there from Earth by the [[Kirru]] over eight hundred years ago.
      
 Genetic experiments performed by the Kirru on this Terran-origin snow leopard stock resulted in the //uncia irbis//, an uplifted, sapient subspecies of snow leopard which, until space-faring races 're-discovered' Jalan, existed nowhere else in Known Space. Genetic experiments performed by the Kirru on this Terran-origin snow leopard stock resulted in the //uncia irbis//, an uplifted, sapient subspecies of snow leopard which, until space-faring races 're-discovered' Jalan, existed nowhere else in Known Space.
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 ==== Physiology ====  ==== Physiology ==== 
 Like their snow leopard ancestors, irbis are adapted for cold, high-altitude environments, with a thick furry coat and small, rounded ears to minimize heat loss. They have wide paws with thick protective pads on the undersides.   Irbis have long, flexible tails, essential for maintaining balance in steep, rocky terrain.  Their tails are also very thick due to storage of fats, and are covered with a thick layer of fur; like their unmodified ancestors, irbis can use their tail as a blanket to protect their faces when asleep in a harsh environment. Like their snow leopard ancestors, irbis are adapted for cold, high-altitude environments, with a thick furry coat and small, rounded ears to minimize heat loss. They have wide paws with thick protective pads on the undersides.   Irbis have long, flexible tails, essential for maintaining balance in steep, rocky terrain.  Their tails are also very thick due to storage of fats, and are covered with a thick layer of fur; like their unmodified ancestors, irbis can use their tail as a blanket to protect their faces when asleep in a harsh environment.
irbis.txt · Last modified: 2012/10/19 01:41 by hagalaz