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Zahzumafoo (talk | contribs) (→Origin: Added details about Tenrecs, tenrec "painting" behavior, and shrew venom. Source: I am a Zoologist of 16 years, who's dedicated most of my study to the species of Madagascar, including Tenrecs, Aye-ayes, etc.) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit |
Force Fire (talk | contribs) (→Origin: Don't use definitive wording, and this seems way too long) |
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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
The shape of Shroodle's snout combined with the fact it evolves into a Pokémon based on an {{wp|aye-aye}} | The shape of Shroodle's snout combined with the fact it evolves into a Pokémon based on an {{wp|aye-aye}} suggests that it may be based on a {{wp|treeshrew}}, a small mammal from South East Asia closely related to primates and is believed to resemble fossils of the order's most ancient members. Its large eyes could be inspired by {{wp|mouse lemurs}}. | ||
It may | It also may be based on any of the many species of Shrew Tenrecs in genus {{wp|Microgale}}, which are native to {{wp|Madagascar}} just like the Aye-aye. {{wp|Tenrecs}} have the unique behavior of licking their paws and spreading their saliva around their territory (on substrate, the walls of their burrows, any food or items they collect, etc.) as a method of scent marking, so this may be where Shroodle's behavior of "painting markings on its territory" comes from. | ||
The venomous bite trait | The venomous bite trait may be inspired from {{wp|Blarina|American short-tailed shrews}}, one of the few mammals with a truly venomous bite, which use their venom to paralyze earthworms and other prey. Tenrecs also utilize venom, but they do not have venom in their bite; they will bite toxic insects or frogs and then "paint" their own bodies or quills with the toxic animals' secretions. | ||
The short and stumpy limbs closely resemble the limbs of either Tenrecs or {{wp|shrew}}s, both of which are more closely related to hedgehogs and moles than to primates. | The short and stumpy limbs closely resemble the limbs of either Tenrecs or {{wp|shrew}}s, both of which are more closely related to hedgehogs and moles than to primates. | ||
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Shroodle may be a pun on ''shrew'' (insectivore mammal), ''shrewd'', and ''doodle''. | Shroodle may be a pun on ''shrew'' (insectivore mammal), ''shrewd'', and ''doodle''. | ||
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