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Published: 2017-10-08 05:48:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 7455; Favourites: 174; Downloads: 15
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Description Leaping or swimming...?
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Comments: 23

kotleta [2018-07-21 19:43:45 +0000 UTC]

Not swimming. The creature seems bulky enough to drown lol. Plus there is no webbing anywhere on the hands or anatomy wise that it swims. 

Definitely leaping!

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CreaturemasterProds In reply to kotleta [2021-07-08 12:20:40 +0000 UTC]

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PeteriDish [2017-10-12 13:14:31 +0000 UTC]

this is making me slightly uncomfortable XD

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thomastapir In reply to PeteriDish [2017-10-13 15:56:00 +0000 UTC]

lolol, why's that?!

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PeteriDish In reply to thomastapir [2017-10-13 15:56:50 +0000 UTC]

It looks like it's falling on me from above XD

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thomastapir In reply to PeteriDish [2017-10-13 15:58:20 +0000 UTC]

WATCH FOR FALLING ELEPHAPES!!

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PeteriDish In reply to thomastapir [2017-10-13 15:58:54 +0000 UTC]

Way more dangerous than dropbears XD

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thomastapir In reply to PeteriDish [2017-10-13 16:00:25 +0000 UTC]

Oh man, imagine that as a hunting style...They wouldn't even need teeth or claws, just a straw to suck up the remains!  DUDE, WAIT--WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT--THAT'S WHAT THE TRUNK IS FOR

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PeteriDish In reply to thomastapir [2017-10-13 16:01:56 +0000 UTC]

Lol. With prey sufficiently dead and sufficiently mushed, the life juices would be ready for the slurping XD

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AntFingers [2017-10-09 05:53:31 +0000 UTC]

I love this, it's really weird (shocking, coming from you). I like the fact that it's hairless, and the deinotherium tusks are a nice touch.

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dinodanthetrainman [2017-10-08 18:18:01 +0000 UTC]

It reminds me of some my own work.

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Meglind [2017-10-08 12:30:32 +0000 UTC]

Weird and cute

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Rodlox [2017-10-08 09:17:09 +0000 UTC]

sunbathing...like a lemur or a stuck turtle.

nicely drawn

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Michael2K17 [2017-10-08 06:02:14 +0000 UTC]

Why not both?

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thomastapir In reply to Michael2K17 [2017-10-08 06:07:48 +0000 UTC]

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Michael2K17 In reply to thomastapir [2017-10-08 19:55:57 +0000 UTC]

WHOOPWHOOPWHOOPWHOOPWHOOPWHOOP!

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halonut117 [2017-10-08 06:00:56 +0000 UTC]

"Parkour!" Or an alien version of the Nirvana nevermind album cover. Brilliant work as always.

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thomastapir In reply to halonut117 [2017-10-08 06:09:08 +0000 UTC]


"GET THAT PARKOUR BABY!!"

Thanks man, I'm glad you like it.

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PrinceStaghorn [2017-10-08 05:52:14 +0000 UTC]

why not both? who says it's not in some weird flooded forest/kelp forest?

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thomastapir In reply to PrinceStaghorn [2017-10-08 06:10:22 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm, I've been wanting to do a "flooded Amazon" sorta scenario for quite a while now...Could be, could be!

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PrinceStaghorn In reply to thomastapir [2017-10-08 06:41:39 +0000 UTC]

I once imagined a sort of massive kelp forest that was thick enough on top to provide sea birds with a (somewhat damp, possibly, but perfectly serviceable) place to nest. Semi-aquatic descendants of adapids (or possibly plesiadapids) swam/climbed through the fronds, sea snakes, adapted marine reptiles, carnivorous fish, small cetaceans, and pinnipeds filled out various predatory niches...

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thomastapir In reply to PrinceStaghorn [2017-10-08 06:51:14 +0000 UTC]

That's a very cool premise...Kelp forests have always struck me as a rich environment for spec/fantasy exploration, as per

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PrinceStaghorn In reply to thomastapir [2017-10-08 06:55:43 +0000 UTC]

still a beautiful design

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