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downtofragglerock · 2 months

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Alright, since we're still on the mammal train, let's talk ungulates

In our world, ungulates are a group of mammals that make up most larger scale herbivorous mammals worldwide, much like the carnivorans, they also have quite a lot of variation among the subgroups

Having counted, there are only 6, maybe 7, ungulate analogue rahi

First there's Bovidae, a subgroup that includes Bovinae (bovines), and Aegodontia (antelopes, sheep, goats, basically every two horned herbivorous mammal that isn't a deer or a pronghorn)

For Aegodontia, we the Mahi, a goat that, despite seemingly being the only member present in the mu, at least seems pretty common, and much like goats in our world are domesticated

For Bovinae, we have quite a few: the Kane-Ra, the Artahka Bull, the Fader bull, and the Mata Nui Cow. Most of these seem to be fully wild, but the Mata Nui Cow seems to be the exception to that.

The only other ungulate group seen are the Rhinos, namely, the Vako

But then that "maybe 7" comes in, since the Kikanalo seem pretty rhino-like. But they also are pretty kangaroo-like as well. They're a full on hybrid. So the question is, do they count? are they a rhino that has a body plan similar to a kangaroo? Or are they a marsupial that happens to have cosmetic similarities to a rhino? These are now questions I must live with.

But that's it ungulate-wise, which leaves a lot of groups completely out of the picture, as far as we know, the matoran universe doesn't have deer, giraffes, pigs, hippos, tapirs, or most notably, horses.

Equines, a type of animal that is a quintessential beast of burden for us, just don't seem to exist in the mu.

But there is a rahi that fills their niche, at least culturally.

A rahi that is a common beast of burden, but is also ridden, to traverse long distances, to race, and are used as calvary units.

The Ussal crabs aren't just the dogs of the mu, they're also the horses.

#bionicle #gonna start using a tag for these #rahi taxonomy #yeah that should work

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animalids · 3 years

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