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Another weird alt evo universe idea, this wasΒ arose from a conversation about how robustly adapted to herbivory that were paranthropus and then someone called them Ape bovids or something like that, I mixed it with the idea of hornbills taking the route of sapience and the end resulted in this image of a cowboy (or apeboy?) with some large young adult male forms of this cowfolk, they are more robust and fat that their african counterparts and they could gain more weight over time, in their head hold large "cheek frills" similar to an orangutan due to artificial breeding.Related content
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most of what you mentioned, I often draw phisically the lineart with pencil and afterΒ scan it I use photoshop alongside some other paint aplications
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Food mostly, they are partially used for cargo and transport
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Absolutely fantastic idea! What are the climatic and environmental conditions like in this version of the world? Did Africa never connect to Eurasia or are the climatic conditions such that Africa is largely covered in forests?
And seeing as the cowfolk are being bred for food and the cheek frills are the result of that breeding, are they considered a sort of delicacy to the hornbills? I was just wondering because Iβm guessing it is mostly fatty tissue like in orangutans and was wondering why the hornbills would intentionally breed them like that.
Sorry for bombarding you with questions btw, I just really love this concept and want to know as much as possible about itΒ
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Thank you 
Oh yes, the climate did modify a little but though time, in this case the eventual drying and cooling of the Quaternary was delayed by at least 2 to 3 million years due to the modification of the tectonic plates on north east africa (Alien Space Bats in this case) since much of the Arabian peninsula stayed as a shallow sea with several islands still connecting Eurasia but not closing the path, causing the Pleistocene climate to arrive quite late preventing humanity from evolving as it does on earth, instead Hornbills had the opportunity to evolve into sapience since their ancestors of semi-arboreal lifestyle had developed a large brain in addition to grasping fingers that helped them as efficient manipulators.
More or less,Β Cheeks tend to be quite chubby forΒ culinary purposes and also contain good ammount of muscles and fat forΒ high-calories, these vary in size depending on some breeds.
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Anytime!
Ah alright, that sounds pretty interesting!
Alien Space Bats? Now that sounds intriguing!
Gotcha, thanks for the answer
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The wild folk of these hominids are actually quite strong, at the same level of a gorilla and chimps, although their better defense is actually their numbers and living in group, the cowfolks though they have been domesticated and downgraded a little their force so they are kinda weak.
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Given the shape of the muzzle I'd expect them to have teeth similar to a gorilla, including the very large canines.Β Combined with their strong jaw muscles (necessary for processing tough plant material), that ought to give them quite a dangerous bite.
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huh, that actually would be the name for a more builky form, at least for these I would call them Bossipithecus or something in that lineΒ
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Bossipithecus is a good name.
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this is shameful
the cowfolk will soon make a revolution against their avian supressors
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For shame they arent smart enough to even think about it...
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That's what they want you to think.
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This is a cool concept, you should do more of it
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thanks, and I will
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Now I'm wondering what other animals could be the counterparts to other domesticated animals, like dogs, cats, sheep, and horses.
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I think it would be another variety of mammals and birds, specially birds considering they would bond better with something more close to them.Β
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Entonces nuestros descendientes han sido esclavizados por los calaos? Entonces...es hora de que los exterminemos!
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por desgracia tendriamos que invadir su relidad para lograrlo ya que esos hominidos no son mas brillantes que un chimpance (dieta herbivora no ayudΓ³ a sus cerebros)
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Un motivo mas por que comer cosas con almas es mejor xDDD
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Even though they are able to grasp and even hold things with their hands their low intelligence and learning ability makes them unable to being properly carriers.Β
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Fascinating. Also with a more risky(and potentially lewd) question. Do these sophont hornbills consume milk. If so, is there a specific breed panthropid that would be an equivalent to a Holstein Cow.
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Eh, kinda lewd but reasonable, yeah they do consume milk of these as they started to learn of the beneficts on the consume of this.Β
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Mmmmm....
Very Fascinating.
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I don't think birds can metabolise milk, not being mammals and all that
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