Beaked Monkey

Beaked Monkey
Psittarhynchus fructophagii
Base Information
Classification	Herbivore/intermittent
Terrain	{{{terrain}}}
Locomotion	Walk
Size	Typical
Speed	Crawl
Strength	Standard
Social Structure	Single or Pair
Weapons	None
Armor	{{{armor}}}
Body Structure
Symmetry	Bilateral
Head/Torso	Head with brain/senses
Limbs & Manipulators	2 arms with paws, 2 legs
Tail	1 tail
Skeleton	Bony interior
Internal Fluids	Blood
Skin	Furry pelt
Natural Weapons	None
Body Shape
Size	Typical
Stance	Horizontal
Length/Height	0.75 m
Body Profile	Thin
Weight	2.9 kg
Details
Edibility	No
Training Difficulty	Yes
Source
Homeworld	Unknown
Multi-world	Yes
Canon	No
Reference	No results

Beaked Monkey (Psittarhynchus fructophagii) or Beakers (as they are sometimes called) are common on many worlds, both in the wild and in captivity. In addition, they are found on many starships as pets.

Their planet of origin is not known, but the animals can be documented as far back as far as 300 years pre-lmperial, with a range almost as widespread as at the present.

Physiology & Ecology

Beaked monkeys typically weigh from 2 to 3 kilograms, and measure 60 to 75 cm in length, half of which is generally taken up by the tail. Tails are sometimes bobbed on animals kept aboard spacecraft. Beakers are covered by a short fur, most commonly brown or gray. Black is rare, and white extremely so. The skeleton and musculature follow typical Terran vertebrate norms. Respiration is accomplished by the usual paired lung arrangement, the circulatory system is closed and the heart four chambered, making the animal very similar to certain small Terran mammals such as the Squirrel Monkey.

The animal's most notable feature, the beak, is formed of two bony projections from the palate and mandible, covered by horny bio-polymer. The lower third of the esophagus is extremely heavily muscled and lined with a number of tooth-like grinding structures, which break swallowed food into fragments small enough to be digested readily.

Life Cycle

No information yet available.

Diet & Trophics

In the wild, the beaker is arboreal, and is thought to have originally subsisted on a diet of hard-shelled nuts and seeds, although specimens have been observed eating insects and other small animals. In captivity, beakers thrive on almost any available type of human food.

History & Background

The animals are quite popular as pets on starships because of their gregarious affection to almost all humans, their intelligence and their scrupulous cleanliness.

Some individuals are rumored to act as a booster for certain psionic activities, but this last ability has not been proven to the satisfaction of most authorities.

Travellers' Aid Society Advisory

No information yet available.

The TBD is a creature lifeform that is not a sophont.

• It is a TBD species most closely resembles a Terran TBD.

Description (Specifications)

No information yet available.

Physiology & Ecology

No information yet available.

Life Cycle & Reproduction

No information yet available.

Diet & Trophics

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Derived Products (Goods)

No information yet available.

Travellers' Aid Society Advisory

The Travellers' Aid Society (TAS) classifies the TBD as non-threatening to most sophonts and makes no special advisory regarding this creature.

Image Repository

No information yet available.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This creature can primarily be found in the following areas:

• TBD Sector
  • TBD Subsector

Homeworld: 1105

The homeworld of this creature is:

• TBD (world)

World Listing: 1105

Significant communities of this creature are known to be found within the following systems and worlds:

3 of 3 World articles in Beaked Monkey

Bularia  •  Suakan  •  Vanejen  •  

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References & Contributors (Sources)

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• TBD
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science

|S1= Loren Wiseman. "The Bestiary." Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 03 (1980): 26. |S3= Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 589. |S4= Illustration: |S5= Illustration: |S6= Illustration: }}