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Falcolf In reply to ??? [2014-08-14 18:13:34 +0000 UTC]
Excellent question! I've thought about it and I don't believe that there would be. Falcolfs all pretty much have pretty clearly defined black markings (even the ones that are melanistic like Laza falcolf.deviantart.com/art/Cpl⦠though his markings only show up in direct sunlight) so I really don't think that dilution would be a thing that could happen without a lot of inbreeding. Since falcolfs are sentient and like humans, generally highly disinclined to do that (ew XD) any dilution which could happen would not occur. Even falcolfs in a very isolated population would avoid it and no falcolf is truly isolated thanks to their ability to fly. Males generally leave their natal clans upon reaching adulthood anyway so inbreeding is easily avoided, especially with the fact that falcolfs are truly monogamous. (They're like beavers in that they truly only ever have one mate in their entire life. If their mate dies, that's it - endgame - no more babies and there's no such thing as a one night stand. Falcolfs also cannot divorce their partners.) Females generally stay with their natal clans, though not always. Kayli's a good example of one who didn't and obviously it has to happen sometimes or new clans would not be formed. (A bit like in orca whale society, falcolfs are matriarchal.) Not that falcolfs would need to form new clans, nor would there be that many opportunities to form them because a territory for a single clan would probably be a pretty vast tract of land. I'm thinking at least five hundred to a thousand square kilometres.
So theoretically with a lot of inbreeding, it's a maybe, but falcolfs don't inbreed, so it's a no. I'm still unsure if their genetics would even support it, given that their stripe are always so clearly defined. Their stripe patterns are more likely to fragment or change, which has given rise to the different patterns that falcolfs do have. (Ribbing - the pattern commonly seen on Escavian Falcolfs, the subspecies that I usually draw - siberian, found in the Chartani subspecies - broken-stripe which looks almost exactly like ribbing only broken up, found in a few Escavian, Tarnese, Thundarican and chiefly in Grottailian falcolfs - and spotted, which is found only in a very small group of Grottailian falcolfs.) There are dilutions of body colours though - smoke is a dilute of black with silver or opal-eye.
I really need to make a new version of this reference, with better information included with it! There's a lot more colourations that falcolfs can have now (these are the basic Escavian subspecies colours) and I feel that there needs to be a body pattern reference included as well, with some examples of the different subspecies. I'm not sure how to present it yet though. Perhaps by subspecies? Some colourations only exist in certain subspecies, so that might be the best direction.
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MissXMisa [2011-04-16 10:35:15 +0000 UTC]
I Love love love love loooovveee your work !!<3<3
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Ski-Machine [2010-05-26 15:59:46 +0000 UTC]
I have another question! ((like probably my fifth for this drawing alone... hehe fail me))
Are Falcolf colorations bred down like only tawneys can have tawneys and agoutis have agoutis yadda yadda, or is it kinda like cats where it dosn't matter the color of the parents because their offspring come in different colors? Like a litter of a smoke, silver and opal eye from a tawney pairing?
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ComradeSch In reply to Falcolf [2013-03-26 02:24:23 +0000 UTC]
...Then silver are definitely unnatural. I call mine "stainless steel grey".
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Falcolf In reply to ComradeSch [2013-03-26 07:32:28 +0000 UTC]
Mutant eyes are awesome XD I usually call mine 'silver blue' because they're blue with a ring of silver in the centre.
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ComradeSch In reply to Falcolf [2013-03-26 23:42:58 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful.
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Falcolf In reply to Ski-Machine [2010-06-07 19:01:39 +0000 UTC]
XD no problem! Fun stuff genetics!
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Wrennars [2010-01-20 03:04:27 +0000 UTC]
My favorite colors are chestnut, brown, tawny, agouti, black, smoke, silver, opal eye, albino and bronze.
Haha, I love them all! But agouti is especially nice. Very earthy, in a warm sort of way, if that makes sense.
Dave is MINE! *tackles Dave*
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cherrydemonsgirl [2010-01-18 01:52:42 +0000 UTC]
I like the Agouti and the smoke!^^
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gothmylittlepony [2010-01-17 06:29:23 +0000 UTC]
The Agouti and the Smoke are absolutely gorgeous. x3
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Howlingstar13 [2010-01-16 21:25:41 +0000 UTC]
smoke is win <3
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Kazzagal [2010-01-16 02:08:56 +0000 UTC]
My favourites are the smoky and bronze *nods*
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0bayleen0 [2010-01-16 00:44:42 +0000 UTC]
Ooo I love this! LOVE the pelt colorings. Specifically: Albino, Bronze, Opal Eye, and Agouti ^^
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AleriaCarventus [2010-01-16 00:29:13 +0000 UTC]
*glomps Dave*
This is cool, though as Bluie pointed out the text on Albino and Bronze is hard to read.
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Falcolf In reply to AleriaCarventus [2010-01-16 00:36:29 +0000 UTC]
*Dave wags his tail in a very un-falcolf like manner and licks your face*
The text got small 'cus the original file was over 900 metres big and I had to downsize it lol. It was a bit fail.
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Falcolf In reply to AleriaCarventus [2010-01-16 04:43:13 +0000 UTC]
I resubmitted a larger file, but the text still looks puny. Oh wellz.
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detectivebenson [2010-01-16 00:16:25 +0000 UTC]
Yay for Dave!
... now I really want to make one. You're right... Agouti is purdy. :]
Are you going to make a genetic thing? That would be cool, cool! <3
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