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AFRICAN SAVANNA HARE
In African mythology, the hare is a clever creature that gifted humanity with the village, the drum, and music. It’s very difficult to count savanna hares in the wild, mostly because it’s difficult to distinguish from the Cape hare. However, scientists are confident that savanna hares are abundant. In some areas of their range
MAMMALS
MAMMALS
HERBIVORE RULES
HERDING RULES:
1. Herding does NOT mean that you can protect other species, this rule falls under carebearing. [#Strike 2/#Strike 3]
2. If your profile states that you abandon your injured herd mates, this means as soon as they take any damage while being hunted you must leave them. [#Strike 1]
3. If you feel crowded by herd mates or other animals you can warn them with body language or with an aggressive call (if you have one) if they don't get it you can attack or kill them if you are a very aggressive animal. (The last part applies only if you are stronger than them)
4. Mixed herding means that you can travel and follow around an animal during a migration period only (except birds which use herbivores as perches, or as a means to get food from). If you are not in the mixed herding species of an animal that means you can't travel with it or follow it. Keep in mind that even though you can mix herd with that animal you have to give it space this means when travelling, eating, drinking ...etc you have to give it space otherwise the animal will attack you without warning. [#Warning]
5. If you see a threat don't tell it in chat use alarm calls or the alarm emotes if you don't have one just run.[#Warning]
6. Don't be in front just because you want to be in front, if you moved too late you will be in the back of the herd. Unless you are the leader of the Harem/Herd or an important member that needs to be in front. [#Warning]
7. Herd size and social behaviors dictate how stretched your herd will be during times of grazing through their respective habitats. For example, during the day Buffalos and Wildebeests which are in large herds will stretch out through the open plains with close relatives when grazing or stopping occasionally grouping with those or others when resting as well. While on the other hand harems of zebras will try to stay close to each other when grazing during the day.
Night time however forces for herbivores to bunch more tightly together and make less noise due to the potential of predators launching an attack under the cover of darkness. These rules are more defined in the species profiles and to asses how your animal would probably dispatch depends on it's social level and how big your herd is as well as the period of time.
PREY RULES:
1. You can't corpse guard, only mothers can corpse guard their offspring's corpse, and even then after 2 minutes, she will leave the corpse. [#Strike 1/#Strike 2]
2. You can meat shield another herbivore but remember the bigger one will attack you because you are putting it in danger (For example an impala is chased by a cheetah and is trying to meat shield a Buffalo, the buff will not tolerate it and will attack the impala and or the cheetah) you cannot run through them too if the meat shield animal does not act aggressively or moves away from the situation punishment will be handed. [#Strike 2]
3. If you have the opportunity as any herbivore (excluding Elephants, Rhinos ...) run. Even buffalos and Hippos will run, however, if the predator is faster than you or significantly weaker than you /you're out of stamina you can fight back. [#Warning]
4. If you won a fight against a carnivore you can't attack them, you can scare them off a little bit after that you have let them go. [#Strike 1]
This rule applies only if the predator in question can represent a threat to you and if you are one of the animals in the list concerned by this rule: Zebra, Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Reedbuck, Impala, Thomson's gazelle, Grant's gazelle, Topi, Giraffe, Warthog, Eland, Waterbuck, Gerenuk, and Oryx.
5. If you are being surrounded by predators don't instantly charge them as they come close asses the situation and charge after a bit but your main priority is to not get damaged and loose as less stamina as you can.
6. If you have been chased by a predator or spotted one as an antelope, a giraffe, a buffalo or a zebra make sure you stare at the threat at a reasonable distance and alarm call, some antelopes and buffalo follow the predators around for a bit still giving alarm calls to make sure the predator in question does not do anything shady.
7. If you are in an area which is crowded with different carnivore species, you and/or fellow herd mates can leave the vicinity fo the general area by cantering or trotting away until said threat is far enough away for you to resume your normal walking or activities. (Don't use this optional rule as a means to get to a certain point faster, if we catch you doing it for that reason you will be punished) [#Strike 1]
8. If you spot a predator it has to be within your grass range in order to alarm call, you can look at it and try to make it obvious to your herd mates something is wrong but otherwise don't call out. You also have to keep in mind certain predators are not be concerned about depending on your species so refer to your animal's profile to know in details how to react to certain species.
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