Icicleback

Icicleback
(Porcotherium iceus)



24/150, habitat loss
Information
Creator	Hydromancerx ^Other
Week/Generation	20/134
Habitat	Barlowe Tundra
Size	50 cm Long
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Endoskeleton (Bone)
Diet	Herbivore (Tundra Gemshrub, Thawgrass)
Respiration	Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation	Endotherm (Fur)
Reproduction	Sexual, Live Birth, Two Sexes, Pouch and Milk
Taxonomy
Domain Kingdom Phylum Superclass Clade Class Subclass Superorder Order Family Genus Species	Eukaryota Carpozoa Spondylozoa Anisoscelida Pentapodes Soricia (info) Chaetotheria Porcotheriformes Porcotheria Porcotheriidae Porcotherium Porcotherium iceus

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Whiskerpick	Quilltail

The icicleback has split from its ancestor, the whiskerpick. It is half the size of its ancestor and has lost its "whiskerpicks". It has small spikes all over its back and outer legs which protect it from predators. It has developed a tolerance of the salty and vinegar tastes of the thawgrass.

During the winter they will hibernate in burrows they dig during the summer. Like their ancestors, they are warm blooded and give birth to live young. The live young live in the warm pouch until they either have grown too big or they grow quills. However they will still nurse milk from the mother for up to a year after birth even if they cannot fit in the pouch. During the summer live in large herds and are quite social. However in the winter they will all go to their individual burrows to hibernate.