Sigbin
“ When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it’s hard to feel sad. ”
– Kristan Higgins
Scientific Taxonomy & Character Information
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Hypsiprymnodontidae
Genius: Masdigioura
Species: Masdigioura luzonica
Descendant: Hypsiprymnodontids
Named by: George Prideaux Robert Harris
Year Published: 1808
Size: 56.3 centimeters tall in height, 5.4 meters in length including tail, 66.6 kilograms in weight
Lifespan: 19+ years
Type:
Synapsids
Mammals (Hypsiprymnodontids)
Mythical
Title:
Wallace Line's Trespasser
Pantheon:
Filipino
Time Period: Pleistocene - Holocene (0.80 million years ago BCE–present)
Alignment: Neutral
Threat Level: ★★★★
Diet: Omnivorous
Elements: 🌿, 🌑
Inflicts: Gnashed
Weaknesses: Water, leaf, electric, light, time, sound
Casualties: ???
Based On: itself
Conservation Status:
Earth: Near Threatened (NT) – IUCN Red List
Berbania: Vulnerable (VU) – IUCN Red List
Reinachos: Least Concern (LC) – IUCN Red List
Delphia: Near Threatened (NT) – IUCN Red List
Sigbin is one of the only doglike species of marsupials and the only Asia's marsupial introduced in the Earth Responsibly universe.
Etymology
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Physical Appearance
According to locals, Sigbin walks backwards with its head buried between its rear legs and may become 'invisible' to other species, including humans. It looks like a hornless goat, but it has very enormous ears that can be clapped like a pair of hands, as well as a long, flexible tail that can be used to whip. Their dense fur resembled the color furs and claws of the Bukidnon wild dog, as well as the ears, eyes, and fur details of the Philippine goat, and the tail of a musky rat kangaroo. Cryptozoologists have established that dogs and cheetahs evolved in a similar fashion.
Sigbin has a dog-like appearance with a longer tail than in 2020. Sigbin's coat is more suitable for goats and dogs than rat kangaroos. Sigbin used two long canine teeth to drain blood from the victim.
Abilities
The sigbin used the surroundings to test this technique for an ambush. The fur was particularly good for camouflaging and now turns either "invisible" or "shadow" form when the creatures are encountered but not seen. Sigbin produces a nauseating breath with or without marked inflicts as one of their enhanced qualities. Due to being a leaf element, Sigbin breathes nauseating odors from various rotten fruits and vegetables.
Aside from being smarter than the typical marsupial, sigbin hunts human infants during Holy Week to remove the heart for their own amulet. Sigbin, like rabbits, hears at a higher frequency and is employed for alertness and predator detection.
Ecology
The powers of Roman Catholicism, Iglesia, Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Islam, and Hinduism against demonic marsupials cause Sigbin to flee its lair during Holy Week. The marsupials are primarily looking for children, as well as non-human animals that are heartless (their hearts were removed when decorating into amulets by their IQ). Since this habitat was necessary for this 350 IQ dog—and perhaps for other wild or feral dogs as well—finding a female partner for mating was solitary. According to popular literature's account of the Sigbin, the animal species may be related to kangaroos through the convergent evolution of dogs and leopards. There is suspicion that the legend may be based on sightings of a true, seldom seen animal species. They can leap like kangaroos over a three-foot-tall wall.
Behavior
Sigbin attacks on humans were exceedingly uncommon, and when they did happen—which happened on all of the country's islands—the story was frequently embellished. These legends claimed that Sigbin had a special affection for helpless maidens, the impoverished, the unbaptized, and small children by their prehensile tail. Because of their moving tail, sibibin can be harmful because they may not have had the required socialization or training. During Holy Week, being attacked by a Sigbin can be a terrifying and terrible event, but being aware of your surroundings and how to defend yourself can make a big difference.
Distribution and Habitat
Alternative hypotheses propose that the sigbin is a solitary, nomadic species of macropodidae that migrated from Australia to the Philippines millions of years ago, driven by supernatural forces. Some people frequently said that it had a reddish-brownish color, which led them to believe that it might be the red kangaroo, despite the fact that the sigbin and kangaroo differ greatly in terms of diet. Because it had adapted without concern, this marsupial was sent over Wallace's Line.
Movement Pattern: Nomadic/Random
Individual Type: Solo, later pack
Population Trend: Stable
Population:
Earth: 90,000
Berbania: 1,000,000
Reinachos: 4,000,000
Delphia: 100,000
Locomotion: Terrestrial
Habitat: Taiga; montane grasslands and shrublands; temperate coniferous forests; temperate broadleaf and mixed forests; temperate deciduous forests, temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands; subtropical coniferous forests; subtropical moist broadleaf forests; subtropical dry broadleaf forests; subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands; salt plains; limestone forest; tropical coniferous forests; tropical moist broadleaf forests; tropical dry broadleaf forests; tropical grasslands; tropical savannas and shrublands; Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub; mushroom forests; deserts and xeric shrublands; badlands; flooded grasslands and savannas; swamp; riparian; wetland; mangrove forest; bamboo forest; air-breathing coral reefs; graveyard vale; warm river; cold river; lukewarm river
Earth:
Extant (Resident): Philippines
Tamed
It is stated that the Sigbin are kept in jars made of heated clay by the Sigbinans, the family that is taming this animal. The Sigbinans are said to have the ability to command these creatures to become tame. It is stated that aswang of other races, from wak-wak to sarimanok, keep them as pets.
Lore
Other theories suggests that the sigbin might be a vagrant species of macropodidae living in seclusion that made its way to the Philippines from Australia due to migration way back millions of years ago because of deities. It was often described by some as having a red-brownish hue suggesting it might be the red kangaroo, although the dietary comparison between the sigbin and the kangaroo are far too.
According to conservationist hunters, this animal was descendants of musky rat kangaroo, the omnivorous kangaroo in Australian rainforest as ancestors of Sigbins. Sigbins are created by gods as part of Project Pashneia (pashnea is Encantadia word for animal, but also used as insult or profanity word), the Aesir branch for evolution of modern-day animals and mythical creatures, including humanity, us.
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