Yian Kut-ku

The name "Kut-Ku" may come from the word "cuckoo" for its bird-like characteristic and appearance.

This scientific name of this species was named after Helen Victoria Baxendale, an English actress of stage and television known for her roles as Rachel Bradley in the British comedy drama Cold Feet and Emily Waltham in the American sitcom Friends. As well known for laying their eggs in the nests of other birds, called brood parasitism, and the problematic binomial name that Baxendale didn't share enough chemistry with David Schwimmer's Ross and that she wasn't 'funny' enough.

The Yian Kut-Ku is distinguished by huge, fan-like ear frills that unfurl when aroused, as well as an expanded lower beak. They have a big yellow beak with a pink stripe running down the middle of the upper beak. Its bottom jaw is substantially broader and thicker than its top jaw. Yian Kut-Ku's body is plated in orange-pink and scaled in beige.

It has deep blue wing membranes and vivid yellow eyes. Because these wyverns are small and light, they are swift and nimble. Because of the huge frills that surround their ears, they have an extraordinarily acute sense of hearing.

These Bird Wyverns have lightweight frames, hollow bones, and typically have large beaks. They are very fast on ground, and competent fliers in the air. Yian Kut-Ku closely resembles and shares its superfamily with its cousin, Yian Garuga. The Bird Wyvern is often described to run and peck like a chicken and look somewhat like a parrot.

It is also able to produce flaming projectiles coming from its flame sac, which can be shot from the mouth at attackers. It can spew three flaming projectiles at hunters when enraged and move faster.

With its sensitive hearing it dislikes loud noises.

A somewhat temperamental, skittish, and inquisitive wyvern. Yian Kut-Ku have a tendency to want to appear bigger than they really are by spreading their wings, flaring out their ears, and squawking loudly. They are generally insectivores, preying on Konchu and other Neopterons as a main part of their diet.

They are very fast on ground, and competent fliers in the air. Yian Kut-Ku closely resembles and shares its superfamily with its cousin, Yian Garuga. The Bird Wyvern is often described to run and peck like a chicken and look somewhat like a parrot.

Yian Kut-Ku are omnivorous creatures that eat a wide variety of different things. Kut-Ku will eat lots of insects, such as Konchu, nuts and honey. While they are fully capable of defending themselves against smaller predators such as Velocidrome and their packs Kut-Ku are often preyed upon by larger predators like Rathian, Rathalos, Zinogre, Legiana, Abiorugu, Tobi-Kadachi, Najarala and Pariapuria. Kut-Ku are well known for getting into territorial conflicts with the extremely agressive Yian Garuga. Sometimes a Garuga will take over a Kut-Ku's territory and even kill the smaller bird wyvern. Female Yian Garuga will also destroy the eggs of a Kut-Ku and lay their own eggs in the nest, leaving the Kut-Ku as a victim of brood parasitism.

The average size of an adult Yian Kut-Ku is approximately 898.6cm. Yian Kut-Ku are capable of flight, which is a major advantage when fleeing from large terrestrial predators. However, they aren't as adept in the air when compared to other wyverns. Due to this Kut-Ku spend more time on land. The Yian Kut-Ku can hurl large fireballs, and, although these are effective at killing weaker prey and predators, they have little effect against larger and more powerful predators. Kut-Ku have very large and sturdy beaks used to crush hard-shelled prey and fruit, as well as aid them in shoveling up ground-dwelling insects and larvae. This is particularly visible when it is feeding on Konchus, as it can bypass their hard shells by simply scooping the Neopterons up when they roll into balls and swallowing them whole.

The most defining trait of Yian Kut-Ku are their specialized large ears. These ears are very sensitive to sound and sudden loud noises can disorient them leaving them vulnerable to attack, thus causing hunters to often use Sonic Bombs when hunting these creatures. Some rare individuals, most likely elder Kut-ku, are seen with larger ears, larger muscles, and a more developed flame sac that is able to make short lived walls of fire, making this elder Kut-ku even stronger than a Yian Garuga.

During breeding season female Yian Kut-Ku grow feathers on their abdomen. These feathers are used to keep their eggs warm. These feathers can also be considered a remnant of their ancestors.

Yian Kut-Ku of the Barubare region have four toes while their other counterparts have only three. This is thought to be a recent mutation of some sort, although the "four-toe" variant of Kut-Ku has sporadically appeared in the Verdant Hills as well.

A somewhat temperamental, skittish, and inquisitive wyvern. Yian Kut-Ku have a tendency to want to appear bigger than they really are by spreading their wings, flaring out their ears, and squawking loudly. They are generally insectivores, preying on Konchu and other Neopterons as a main part of their diet.

The known Old World habitats of the Yian Kut-Ku consists of the Jungle, Forest and Hills, Swamp, Tide Island, Everwood, Hermit Forest, Jurassic Frontier  and Old Volcano (albeit rarely). The creatures favour these areas for their warm climates and abundance of food. Kut-Ku can also rarely be found in the Old Volcano in order to possibly eat coal and other ingridients to supply their flame sac with.

• Movement Pattern: Initially Migrant

• Individual Type: Solo

• Population Trend: Stable

• Population: 450,000

• Locomotion: Terrestrial

• Habitat: 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

• Earth: worldwide

Yian Kut-Ku were tranquilized by bullets and made unconscious, feed it while unconscious and used narcotics to continuously overdose. Yian Kut-Ku are immediately domesticated when they hatch from an egg because the survivor is always within 17 radii of the hatching egg. If Yian Kut-Ku isn't already tamed, you can train it with a whip for whipped, or eating some eggs, or bugs.

Since the survivor is always within 16 radii of the hatching sac, Yian Kut-Ku are automatically domesticated when they hatch from an egg.

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• Japanese: イャンクック (Iyankukku)

• Maori: Ianu Kutu-ku

• Northern Sami: Jian Kut-ku

• Dine Bizaad: Yian Kud-ku

• The large frills or discs around its ears function similarly to the facial discs of owls, enhancing their hearing.

• https://monsterhunter.fandom.com/wiki/Yian_Kut-Ku

• https://monsterhunter.fandom.com/wiki/Yian_Kut-Ku_Ecology

• https://www.deviantart.com/ognimdo2002/art/Yian-Kut-ku-957868147