New Animagus Batch #483 - #487
For the applicants: The process of becoming an animagus is nearly complete! Here are the options you may choose to settle into as your final animagus form. If you're not satisfied with these choices, we are deeply sorry. You may re-submit a new application, if you wish. We hope you like your options!
Applicant #483: Black Footed Ferret, Jamaican ( Read more... )
Applicant #483: Black Footed Ferret, Jamaican ( Read more... )
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They are described as nocturnal gliding possums who are solitary creatures. They live either in woodlands or eucalypt forests, which are hopefully cool enough for the applicant. What's interesting as well is that while solitary, gliders usually sleep in small groups in their dens, which also accounts for how the applicant feels most comfortable with a 1-3 friends.
Squirrel gliders eat mostly fruit, insects, and even tree sap. They are, like the applicant, imaginative creatures because they have found clever ways to forage for food. For example, to eat tree sap they will pierce the trunk of the tree to cause the sap to flow out of it. They also use their tails as rudders while gliding, to steer themselves in the correct direction.
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The Rusty-Spotted Cat is a very small curious cat and they have fantastically beautiful big eyes, like you! They live in damper forests, so no hair frizz, and it's not too hot for you despite being in India. They are nocturnal like you and are very active at night being lean quick hunters but retiring to trees to sleep in the day. You're a compact wee cat so you'd for sure be able to defend yourself.
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The applicant describes herself as slightly standoffish, but expresses a desire to be around people a lot. She wants to be more social and outgoing than she currently is, so I thought an animal like the Eastern gray squirrel, which is generally comfortable with humans and doesn't attack unless provoked, might be suitable for her ( ... )
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My vote for her would be the Maremma Sheepdog, native to central Italy, where the climate is not too hot nor too cold for our applicant. Maremma Sheepdogs are herders (she described herself as usually a leader in a group, which sheepdogs are very used to being when they herd sheep) and while they may be constrained to herd for a shepherd, they are able to be in large open spaces, with freedom to roam. In fact, urban areas are not recommended for them because of their need for this space. She also said she cares about others a lot--Maremma Sheepdogs have been bred to be gentle with their own flock but fiercely protective of them from outsiders.
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For #485 I choose the Greater Racket-tailed Drongo. The applicant feels they are a "shy extrovert," who notes shamelessly goofy behaviour and attempts to include everybody in the group makes them as part of how they socialize. Well, Greater Racket-tailed Drongos do not form large flocks; they will sometimes congregate with other Drongos, but not as much as other species. HOWEVER, this doesn't mean they're not social birds! Greater Racket-tailed Drongos (at this point I'm just going to call them GRtDs, mmkay) are extremely talented multispecies mimics - the most talented of all the Drongo species, in fact! - and are able to copy the complex songs of other birds. This is probably why Drongos, even GRtDs, are often at the center of mixed-species foraging flocks; it's been suggested that their flawless imitations of other birds is probably what draws non-Drongos to them and causes the mixed-species flocks in the first place. GRtDs are noted for being shamelessly exhibitionist with their abilities - in urban areas, they ( ... )
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To me the applicant valued a few things that stood out in her app: she wanted loyalty, and she was also strongly drawn to cats. In my search for her Animagus form I could not, unfortunately, find a feline species that mated for life (it seemed very few animals do) so I looked for the next best thing. My vote for her would be the Snow Leopard, found in the mountain ranges of South Asia and Central Asia. They have long fur and are most at home in cold environments, which I think works well since the applicant loves snow. (Snow leopards also live in forests during winter, and the applicant said she loves the woods ( ... )
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You were a tough one, but I've decided you would make a good Ocelot. You are stubborn and don't like taking direction, and the Ocelot is the same - it is extremely territorial and will fight to defend its territory. You said you are more comfortable by yourself or in a small group, which fits with the solitary nature of the Ocelot. The Ocelot is nocturnal and you like the nighttime the best. You wanted your animal to be clever and curious, and the Ocelot is definitely that - it rests in trees and dense foliage during the day to avoid being seen. You also said you wanted your animal to have some sort of camoflauge, and although the Ocelot doesn't have long fur, its coat patterns greatly aid its ability to go unseen. It also has the best eyesight of all the big cats because it hunts at night.
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Applicant #484
Very quickly I thought you would make a great Eurasian Lynx - Lynx lynx and the further I read the more convinced I got. Here's why ( ... )
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