Daily Creature #12

The Slouch-backed Tiger Dragon

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Slouch-backed Tiger Dragon actually believes itself to be a real tiger, despite the fact that it is a dragon.  Like all dragons, the Slouch-backed Tiger Dragon has scaly skin, horns, and breaths fire.  But the Slouch-backed Tiger Dragon considers all this evidence as mere coincidences and points to its stripes and sharp claws as proof that it is really a tiger.  The Slouch-backed Tiger Dragon has repeatedly snuck into tiger cages in zoos throughout North America and Europe. This, of course, is a huge problem as real tigers are deathly afraid of dragons. The leading cause of heart attacks among Bengal Tigers is having a Slouch-backed Tiger Dragon sneak into your cage.  Of course, there are also legal ramifications if the Slouch-backed Tiger Lizard is found in a zoo. As most already know, according to the Mythological Creature Protection Act of 1873, it is illegal for a United States zoo to exhibit dragons (as well as unicorns, gorgons, leprechans, and others).

Daily Creature #11

The Old Wrinkled Hairless Thingie

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The Old Wrinkled Hairless Thingie is the oldest living creature known to man. It’s so old and wrinkled (not to mention bald) that no one is entirely certain what species it is.  It may be the last of it’s kind, or there may be thousands of younger creatures (presumably with lots of fur and no wrinkles). Whatever it is, it’s certain that no other of it’s kind ever got to be as old as this one is, however old that is.

Daily Creature #10

The South Slubian Buffalo 

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Similar to it’s North American cousin, the South Slubian Buffalo is a large animal that travels in immense herds.  Unlike it’s North American cousin, the South Slubian Buffalo is blue with a few pink spots on it’s back. It also has three tails, which is two tails more than it’s North American cousin has.  And it has really cool horns, while it’s North American cousin only has short, boring horns.  Basically, the South Slubian Buffalo is a significantly better animal than it’s North American cousin.  So why does the North American Buffalo get to appear on currency (the Buffalo head nickel) and in songs (Oh, give me a home where the Buffalo roam….), not to mention it’s numerous appearances in movies and television (practically any Western ever made) while the South Slubian Buffalo languishes, mostly forgotten, with it’s only claim to fame one lousy blog post (this one)?  It’s unfair to the poor South Slubian Buffalo.

The following blog post was sponsored by the Society for South Slubian Buffalo Awareness.

Daily Creature #8

The Noogleturf

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The Noogleturf is an unsightly animal with both short striped fur and long spotted fur.  This is considered a fashion faux pas in the animal kingdom, and as a result, the Noogleturf is never invited to any of the fashionable parties.