December vote sketch #1: Snowlet (Patreon)
Published:
2017-12-19 17:22:30
Imported:
2026-06
Content
Having originally evolved in high-heat marshlands, it will take yinglets a fair amount of time to evolve the traits necessary to survive further North; currently, the Val Salian enclave is the furthest North major colony for their species.
Obviously, a thicker coat would be necessary, and long, thick eyelashes plus a squintier eye shape to keep the strong, cold winds from freezing their normally exposed and bulbous eyeballs. Temperature-resistant, webbed feet allow them to trod across snowed surfaces, instead of immediately sinking through it and freezing.
It might take a while for them to reach this point, but few environments are unlivable to an enclave that spends generations breeding selectively for a specific environment!