Snowy Nyemanguelio

It was originate from Eastern Arrernte word: nyemale (rat, mouse, antechinus) and akngwelye (dingo, dog, wolf), means wolf rat. In Spanish was Nyémangüelio and in Scots Gaelic was Niemánh-bhàlio.

• Singular: Nyemanguelio

• Plural: Nyemanguelios

The Snowy Nyemanguelio is generally a wolf-like marsupial that resembles an Arctic wolf, thylacine, and arctic fox with black skin, white and yellow fur which is now waterproof, and brown eyes.

The Snowy Nyemanguelio spits ice saliva and a cry that can summon fellows and cause the alpha male Nyemanguelio to shoot with a thicker ice saliva.

Like the thylacine, the Nyemanguelio had a very wide gape and a modest bite power (~130 Newtons), which was good for gripping prey but not for smashing bones. Like the wolf and thylacine, the Nyemanguelio's stamina was built for long chases and sprints. They have long, thick limbs that are perfect for short- to long-range hunting, just like wolves.

The Nyemanguelio was crepuscular, with good hearing, night vision, and an acute sense of smell for tracking. Because of their distinct colors, Nyemanguelios can blend in with both meadows and woodlands because to their incredibly stealthy coats. Like placental wolves, the Snow Nyemanguelio lived in groups of six to ten, with the alpha male Nyemanguelio leading the group against the clans.

All Nyemanguelio species are strictly omnivorous, feeding on small to medium-sized mammals like wallabies, possums, wombats, marmots, beavers, capybaras, pacas, alpacas, snakes, lizards, deer, sheep, goats, antelopes, and birds. They also occasionally scavenge berries to spread seeds when they drop their droppings.

Prior to the arrival of placentals and monotremes, all Nyemanguelio species played the role of meso-predators in the ecosystem, controlling the numbers of herbivores and smaller animals. In order to outcompete them, the early European settlers introduced both placentals and monotremes.

Reproduction

The timing of the breeding season differs between species and also with the location of populations. The breeding season is from July to September, moving to the south in late January through March. The Nyemanguelios are pregnant for about 70 days and usually birth one to five pups. Like their ancestors, they do not have a complete pouch as in other marsupials but simply a flap of skin covering the teats. Both older males and older females die off because of an increase in free corticosteroids in the blood from birth. Much like antechinuses, torpor is a periodic lowering of body temperature and metabolic rate to reduce energy consumption in their own dens.

Breeding season:

• Likely spring to autumn (July–September).

Gestation:

• Very short (~30–50 days, unlike other marsupials).

Litter size:

• Up 1 to 5 young, developing in the pouch for about 5 months.

Pouch life:

• After leaving the pouch, the young stayed in the den or followed the mother.

Parental care:

• Female provided all care.

• Reached sexual maturity at ~5 years.

Lifespan:

• Around 5–20 years in the wild; up to 35 in captivity.

Although they won't chase survivors directly, the Nyemanguelios will kill them if they come upon them. These marsupials still have predatory inclinations and can be unpredictable and dangerous. Because antechinus wolves are inherently fearful of humans, it is best to keep a respectful distance and never feed them to avoid disturbing them.

The Snowy Nyemanguelio was native to Breezeburg and other countries in the northern region of the Eastern Continent in Sawintir. Long ago, the Sawintiran fairies introduced this species to Earth, which has since spread to nations with snowy plains and forests and abandoned structures.

• Movement Pattern: Nomadic

• Individual Type: Solo

• Population Trend: Unspecific

• Population: 70,000

• Locomotion: Terrestrial

• Habitat: Polar; Tundra; Taiga; Montane Grasslands and Shrublands.

• Earth: see below

  • Extant, Vagrant, & Introduced (Resident): Australia (Tasmania); Canada; Denmark; Finland; Greenland; Iceland; Japan; Netherlands; Norway; Russia; Sweden; United States (Alaska)

• Sawintir/Everrealm: 

  • Extant (Resident): ???

Compared to St. Bernards, Labrador retrievers, coyotes, and goats, the Nyemanguelio was more suited for riding newborns and, like wolves, could be trained by being fed raw meat or raw fish provided by the survivor.

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