04-16-2013, 07:46 AM
This is Day One
This creature is a(n): Umptalla
This is its story: The Umptalla is a beast nocturnal by nature never seen too far from the water's edge. Once a subject of many scientific queries regarding its blind-sighteness, it was recently discovered that the animal "sees" by a variation on the method of echolocation; rather than sending out sound and recording the sound reflections this is done through vibrations. The front legs are primarily used in tapping while the rear legs pick up on the reverberations as they bounce off neighboring objects. This provides a surprisingly detailed image of both things on and under the ground. Not surprising the Umptalla feeds off bivalves and other small organisms burrowed under the soft beach soils.
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