Human
Basic Information
Anatomy
A standard human specimen, not accounting for disability or alteration, will be anthropoid and bipedal. They have one head with one round, flat ear on either side.
They have one arm on each side of a torso with a loosely cylindrical ribcage, each with hands that have four fingers and an opposable thumb. Their fingers each have three joints and end with a flat, keratin-based nail. They have two plantigrade legs, each with feet that have five toes.
Genetics and Reproduction
Humans reproduce sexually via approximately 270 days (12.3 universal months) of mammalian pregnancy. Their typical rate of reproduction is one baby per two universal years, with 12.3 months of gestational time and an advised three months of recovery. Multiples are possible with twins occuring at appox. one in every 345 births and larger groups of multiples becoming less likely with each individual.
Growth Rate & Stages
Humans do not have distict life stages, but rather physically mature slowly over the course of 20 years. Their babies are very small and frail, usually needing to be carried by a parent and attended to 22/7. After approx. three universal years, they reach the milestone of being able to walk and speak somewhat consistently on their own, though are generally not mentally developed enough to no longer rely on their parents. From there, self sufficiency is extremely varied and some will never be able to live without assistence from their communities.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Humans are omnivores.
Behaviour
Humans have an odd relationship with their environments, viewing themselves as separate from nature and excluded from the natural order. As humans are the only sapient species on their home planet, they often fail to acknowledge they are animals.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Humans utilize extremely varied social structures depending on their subculture and size of their group. Humans evolved from herd animals and remained herd animals, requiring intense socialization with both other members of their species and other animals. A lack of this socialization brings extreme distress and a plethora of disorders.
Facial characteristics
Humans have relatively flat faces with two forward facing eyes, distinct, movable eyebrows, a triangular, cartilage based nose, and proper lips and cheeks. Their jaws have 32 teeth, with 8 incisors, 4 canines, 8 premolars, and 12 molars.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Humans are found in varied numbers on Earth, though sparsely in other dimesions. Other species' social distaste for them seems to curb their spread.
Average Intelligence
Humans have large brains like those of their ancestors, and their intelligence is highly varied. They display a questionable degree of interpersonal intelligence.
Symbiotic and Parasitic organisms
Humans do not necessarily have any symbiotic species, but do cooperate with many other species through domestication. They frequently keep animals as pets, work animals, or food, as well as cultivate plants for food or pest control.
Some well known animals and plants domesticated by humans include but are not limited to;
- Alfalfa
- Canola
- Catnip
- Cats
- Cinnamon
- Corn
- Cotton
- Cows
- Dogs
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Horses
- Potatoes
- Soy
- Sugarcane
- Wheat
- Willows
Civilization and Culture
History
Humans were dictated as a species in 44000 of the Third Era. This dictation determined who was quarentined to Earth and who was allowed to stay in dimensions like Hivix. Communal memory of this has long since faded, but extremely long lived beings do seem to remember the occurance. Opinions on the situation varied.
"We must determine who are the crickets, and who are the locasts...Who serves their home and who is a plague." -Quillen B. Toll
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Homo sapiens sapiens
Lifespan
71 years
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Average Height
162.6cm
Average Weight
62kg
Average Physique
Humans have a muscular structure which is easily varied to meet their needs. Generally however Humans are built well for endurence, as they're persuit predators. They display an improved throwing capacity over their ancestors as well as their cousin species.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
The majority of humans have skin ranging from fairly dark brown to lighter honey tones. There are many with skin tones with orange-brown rather than red-brown, which are more common than those with very pale, pink skin. Those with pale, pink skin can have peachy or blue-purple undertones rather than the brown or red undertones of other pigments.
Their hair color is usually correlated to the color of their skin, those with brown skin often having brown hair with varied textures, though usually some variation of tight curl. Black and raven hair, usually either straight or wavy, is common among those with orange-brown pigment, though not unheard of with those with lighter tones. Orange, red, and yellow hair with highly varied textures are typically correlated with the paler, pink skinned humans. Notably the palms and underside of their feet will always lack melanin, but not necessarily other forms of pigmentation.
Eye color is bizarre among humans, as their eye colors do not correlate to environmental chroma of their area or heritage. The majority of humans have brown eyes, but many have green, blue, amber, or grey. In very rare cases, some will have red irises. This is not due to pigmentation or Chroma, but rather due to infection or prevalence of irritation in the capillaries.
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