Myths About Earthian Animals
Over three thousand Earth years have passed since the Talithans left their ancestral planet. They brought a massive amount of data with them, to include biological data from Earth. The historical data stored is in bits and pieces. Priority was given to the knowledge they’d need to start a new civilization on an unknown planet. This has left plenty of gaps for the Talithans to fill in themselves.
As a society that respects nature and puts in a significant amount of effort in learning about the native species around them. There is plenty of curiosity about the creatures who lived before. There are many ideas, some believed others simply fun, about the long extinct Earthian animals.
Axolotls - The cute face of this salamander has made it popular for kids’ toys and books. Some stories give axolotls fantastic abilities, such as the ability to fly. Others have given them magical powers, their unusual external gills inspiring a variety of creative functions. There is a fair amount of accurate scientific data on this species, but that hasn’t dimmed its use as a magical creature in children’s fiction.
Komodo Dragons - The myths surrounding these creatures stem from a limited amount of archival data. Some of it possibly lost. The name, along with fictional stories about fantasy dragons, has created a darker sort of speculation.
Data on how dangerous they actually were has not been located. Records show Komodos were the largest known Earthian lizard, with accurately recorded, like the largest at 3.13 meters. There is also data on their basic biology and the fact they had powerful and venomous bites. Speculation on how many people they killed varies widely.
The Komodo Dragon in the wild went extinct while humans were still occupying Earth and some speculate the animals were killed because they were dangerous. Others say it was climate change. There are also myths about resource rich Earthians keeping them as pets and using them to kill other humans.
- Aye-Aye Lemur - This animal showed up more often in the cultural databases than in scientific. There were some facts available. The animal’s diet, the fact it was nocturnal, and its classification as a primate. They also knew Earthians thought it went extinct, only to find it in the wild later, still in small numbers. Articles on Earthian culture recorded the belief that aye-ayes were the harbinger of bad luck. Theories range from a zoologically passed illness to the animal being a trickster. Some fans of the Aye-Aye believe it’s simply Earthian excuses to allow the extinction of such an amazing creature. The unusual appearance has made it a popular animal in fiction. It appears in both children’s and adult Talithan stories about Earth. Sometimes it’s a cute furry friend, other times a trained pet doing either the good or evil bidding of the person housing it. One popular young adult series has a team of Aye-Aye’s sabotaging Earthian industrial buildings to save the planet.
Pangolin - Some myths around this creature stem from the pangolin being poached into extinction for their meat and scales. Theories range from their scales having a special quality that isn’t listed in the informational files to some humans not believing in science. Some wonder if humans could turn keratin into an altered substance that had medicinal properties not found simply in keratin.
Chipmunk - These little rodents have continued to be popular in children’s literature. Some of the Earthian cartoon characters have continued their adventures in Talithan written stories, though the Earthian ones are available as well.
Elephants - Another popular animal due to its unusual size and appearance. Accounts of human and elephant interactions on Earth, both positive and negative, and lead to a wide range of speculation about how much these creatures did, or did not, like living around humans.
In a popular novel and play by Antoine Dumas, Jaya the explorer finds an anthropomorphic elephant species living on their twin planet, Orion.
Some Examples of Earthian Animal Myths and Stories
- Aye-Aye Lemur - This animal showed up more often in the cultural databases than in scientific. There were some facts available. The animal’s diet, the fact it was nocturnal, and its classification as a primate. They also knew Earthians thought it went extinct, only to find it in the wild later, still in small numbers. Articles on Earthian culture recorded the belief that aye-ayes were the harbinger of bad luck. Theories range from a zoologically passed illness to the animal being a trickster. Some fans of the Aye-Aye believe it’s simply Earthian excuses to allow the extinction of such an amazing creature. The unusual appearance has made it a popular animal in fiction. It appears in both children’s and adult Talithan stories about Earth. Sometimes it’s a cute furry friend, other times a trained pet doing either the good or evil bidding of the person housing it. One popular young adult series has a team of Aye-Aye’s sabotaging Earthian industrial buildings to save the planet.
Other Examples
Additional Information
Humans, rabbits, quail, chickens, and bumblebees are the only Earth animals inhabiting Talitha Harbor. All Earthian species are carefully contained in enclosed habitats, excluding humans. There have been no records of mammalian species evolving on Talitha Harbor. They live with a wide abundance of sea life, arthropods, molluscs, a variety of flying and crawling creatures that don’t fit neatly in those categories, and tetrapods. Until the discovery of the Candamius Salamander, it was assumed that no creatures had evolved amphibian or reptilian like qualities.
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