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|name      = Ixlil
* Safari game animal
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|type      = Herbivore/Grazer
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|terrain    = Ocean
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|locomotion = Swimmer
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|size      = 50m
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|strength  =
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|quantity  = Small Group
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|weapons    = Teeth
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|home      = {{WorldS|Shogun|Dagudashaag|0729}}
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|multi      = No
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|canon      = No
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|ref        = {{Ludography ref|name=Signal-GK 11|page=98|article=Library Data: Zeda}}
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50 metres long, the ''Ixtlil'' or Sea-Hydra is native to {{WorldS|Shogun|Dagudashaag|0729}}.
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== Physiology and Ecology ==
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The ''Ixtlil'' is a mammal with a flat, broad body and a long tail; their limbs have evolved into four long flippers. These are powered by strong muscles attached to wide bony plates formed by the shoulder girdle and the pelvis. The flippers make a flying movement through the water. The neck supports a long neck and a large head with a mouth filled with a row of sharp teeth. The body also supports four pseudo-heads, in reality, tentacles which support the creature's sensory organs and are used to grasp, break off and drag the coral it eats to its mouth. ''Ixtlil'' breathe air, and bear live young.
  
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== History and Background ==
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''Ixtlil'' are hunted by the native fishermen and are considered a local delicacy; however stocks have sharply declined in recent years. The [[Pan-Galactic Friends of Life]] have recently declared the ''Ixtlil'' an endangered species and have made frequent appeals to the planetary High Guild to put a stop to the annual slaughter -- to no avail.
  
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== References and contributors ==
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Signal-GK 11|page=98|article=Library Data: Zeda}} via {{HIWG}}
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name=Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag|page=170}}
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 19 June 2024

Ixlil
Base Information
Classification Herbivore/Grazer
Terrain Ocean
Locomotion Swimmer
Size 50m
Speed
Strength
Social Structure Small Group
Weapons Teeth
Armor
Source
Homeworld Shogun (Dagudashaag 0729)
Multi-world No
Canon No
Reference "Library Data: Zeda." Signal-GK 11 98.

50 metres long, the Ixtlil or Sea-Hydra is native to Shogun (Dagudashaag 0729).

Physiology and Ecology[edit]

The Ixtlil is a mammal with a flat, broad body and a long tail; their limbs have evolved into four long flippers. These are powered by strong muscles attached to wide bony plates formed by the shoulder girdle and the pelvis. The flippers make a flying movement through the water. The neck supports a long neck and a large head with a mouth filled with a row of sharp teeth. The body also supports four pseudo-heads, in reality, tentacles which support the creature's sensory organs and are used to grasp, break off and drag the coral it eats to its mouth. Ixtlil breathe air, and bear live young.

History and Background[edit]

Ixtlil are hunted by the native fishermen and are considered a local delicacy; however stocks have sharply declined in recent years. The Pan-Galactic Friends of Life have recently declared the Ixtlil an endangered species and have made frequent appeals to the planetary High Guild to put a stop to the annual slaughter -- to no avail.

References and contributors[edit]

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