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=====Flight===== | =====Flight===== | ||
- | Flying recoms -- birds and bats -- are usually small. The maximum size for them is about the size of the average human, and most are smaller. Small flyers have a great advantage in the air. On planets with more Earth-like gravity (Like Annyrion at .86 g and Jalan at 2/3 g), human-sized birds and bats cannot fly, though they may be able to begin gliding at (dangerously) high speeds. The ratio of their wing muscles to their body weight just isn't enough for full flight. On lower gravity worlds such as Amazon (2/5 g), Mars (1/3 g), or Luna (1/6 g) it is somewhat easier to fly, though large wing areas are still needed to have a reasonable wing loading. The poorest fliers are recoms who gained wings from mutations | + | Flying recoms -- birds and bats -- are usually small. The maximum size for them is about the size of the average human, and most are smaller. Small flyers have a great advantage in the air. On planets with more Earth-like gravity (Like Annyrion at .86 g and Jalan at 2/3 g), human-sized birds and bats cannot fly, though they may be able to begin gliding at (dangerously) high speeds. The ratio of their wing muscles to their body weight just isn't enough for full flight. On lower gravity worlds such as Amazon (2/5 g), Mars (1/3 g), or Luna (1/6 g) it is somewhat easier to fly, though large wing areas are still needed to have a reasonable wing loading. The poorest fliers are recoms who gained wings from an accidentally resurfacing trait or embryonic gene manipulation, |
=====Taurs===== | =====Taurs===== | ||
Because of their build and the way their mass is distributed, | Because of their build and the way their mass is distributed, | ||
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