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| + | == Gruut (Creature) Synopsis == | ||
The Imperial name for a small (20 kg), herbivore found on the [[Aslan]]-inhabited worlds of {{WorldS|Oihoiei|Reaver's Deep|0230}}, {{WorldS|Khyaleiftaoher|Reaver's Deep|0332}}, {{WorldS|Hrike|Reaver's Deep|0530}}, and {{WorldS|Hrealeiwea'|Reaver's Deep|0531}}. | The Imperial name for a small (20 kg), herbivore found on the [[Aslan]]-inhabited worlds of {{WorldS|Oihoiei|Reaver's Deep|0230}}, {{WorldS|Khyaleiftaoher|Reaver's Deep|0332}}, {{WorldS|Hrike|Reaver's Deep|0530}}, and {{WorldS|Hrealeiwea'|Reaver's Deep|0531}}. | ||
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The [[Trokh]] name for these creatures is '''kehe'ea'''. | The [[Trokh]] name for these creatures is '''kehe'ea'''. | ||
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== Gruut (Creature) Physiology & Ecology == | == Gruut (Creature) Physiology & Ecology == | ||
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== Gruut (Creature) Life Cycle & Reproduction == | == Gruut (Creature) Life Cycle & Reproduction == | ||
| − | + | The female gruut lays up to eight eggs per season - but subsequently eats one or more eggs herself (an unusual instinct-driven reaction, apparently to keep the gruut population from exceeding the local area's ability to support it). The mother places the remaining eggs in two large hip pouches where they remain until they hatch. Once they hatch, the mother cares for the offspring until they are old enough to fend for themselves (about 60 standard days). | |
== Gruut (Creature) Diet & Trophics == | == Gruut (Creature) Diet & Trophics == | ||
| − | + | Nocturnal by nature, gruuts mostly eat water grasses and some small fruits. | |
== Gruut (Creature) History & Background == | == Gruut (Creature) History & Background == | ||
| − | + | To-date, efforts to make pets of them have been unsuccessful. | |
== Gruut (Creature) [[Travellers' Aid Society|TAS]] Advisory == | == Gruut (Creature) [[Travellers' Aid Society|TAS]] Advisory == | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 12 March 2015
| Gruut | ||
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| Base Information | ||
| Classification | Herbivore/intermittent | |
| Terrain | {{{terrain}}} | |
| Locomotion | Walk | |
| Size | Large | |
| Speed | Extra slow | |
| Strength | Standard | |
| Social Structure | Pair | |
| Weapons | None | |
| Armor | {{{armor}}} | |
| Body Structure | ||
| Symmetry | Bilateral | |
| Head/Torso | Head with brain/senses | |
| Limbs & Manipulators | 2 fore limbs with grippers, 2 rear legs | |
| Tail | None | |
| Skeleton | Bony interior | |
| Internal Fluids | Blood | |
| Skin | Fine scales | |
| Natural Weapons | None | |
| Body Shape | ||
| Size | Large | |
| Stance | Horizontal | |
| Length/Height | 1.2m | |
| Body Profile | Thin | |
| Weight | 20 kg | |
| Details | ||
| Edibility | No | |
| Training Difficulty | No | |
| Source | ||
| Homeworld | Oihoiei (Reaver's Deep 0230) | |
| Multi-world | Yes | |
| Canon | No | |
| Extinct | Extant | |
| Reference | Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 16 | |
Gruut (Creature) Synopsis
The Imperial name for a small (20 kg), herbivore found on the Aslan-inhabited worlds of Oihoiei (Reaver's Deep 0230), Khyaleiftaoher (Reaver's Deep 0332), Hrike (Reaver's Deep 0530), and Hrealeiwea' (Reaver's Deep 0531).
The Trokh name for these creatures is kehe'ea.
Gruut (Creature) Physiology & Ecology
n/a
Gruut (Creature) Life Cycle & Reproduction
The female gruut lays up to eight eggs per season - but subsequently eats one or more eggs herself (an unusual instinct-driven reaction, apparently to keep the gruut population from exceeding the local area's ability to support it). The mother places the remaining eggs in two large hip pouches where they remain until they hatch. Once they hatch, the mother cares for the offspring until they are old enough to fend for themselves (about 60 standard days).
Gruut (Creature) Diet & Trophics
Nocturnal by nature, gruuts mostly eat water grasses and some small fruits.
Gruut (Creature) History & Background
To-date, efforts to make pets of them have been unsuccessful.
Gruut (Creature) TAS Advisory
n/a
Gruut (Creature) References & Contributors
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Periodical: Classic Traveller Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 16