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===Ecology=== | ===Ecology=== | ||
[[File:Dodo.jpg|thumb|Giswinus Domesticus, a large flightless very common in Daxia]] | [[File:Dodo.jpg|thumb|Giswinus Domesticus, a large flightless very common in Daxia]] | ||
Daxia has a vibrant array of animal and plant life within its borders both natural and transplanted by less than careful travelers. It is home to the largest predator in [[Alshar]], the hyena-like [[Long-toothed Hound]] or Zhangya. Also endemic is the 'Daxian chicken' or [[Giswi]] which has been domesticated and turned into an inexhaustible source of food. Some of the outlying islands have specimens reminiscent of past eras of the world such as giant flightless birds such as the [[Danonino]], which have survived due to the extreme isolation of their habitats. | Daxia has a vibrant array of animal and plant life within its borders both natural and transplanted by less than careful travelers. It is home to the largest predator in [[Alshar]], the hyena-like [[Long-toothed Hound]] or Zhangya. Also endemic is the 'Daxian chicken' or [[Giswi]] which has been domesticated and turned into an inexhaustible source of food. Some of the outlying islands have specimens reminiscent of past eras of the world such as giant flightless birds such as the [[Danonino]], which have survived due to the extreme isolation of their habitats. [[Daxia]]'s rivers are the point of origination of the infamous green crab (Carcinus Cocytus) invasive species. While C. cocytus is believed to be a river crab, it spread from inland Daxian rivers to the [[Ocean of Cathay]] and from there to [[Crona]], [[Audonia]] and as far as [[Polynesia]]. This species of crab devastates local populations of sea slugs and mollusks and reproduces very rapidly. Daxians eat it in soup or fried on a stick. | ||
However Daxian industrial policies and disregard for pollution have meant that the habitats of several species have slowly disappeared or been seriosuly curtailed by human encroachment. According to the Alshar Environmental Integrity watchdog, around fifty species of insect, small reptiles and birds went extinct in Daxia in 2025 alone. Conservation efforts and replanting schemes have been deemed to be totally insufficient and chronically underfunded for decades. | However Daxian industrial policies and disregard for pollution have meant that the habitats of several species have slowly disappeared or been seriosuly curtailed by human encroachment. According to the Alshar Environmental Integrity watchdog, around fifty species of insect, small reptiles and birds went extinct in Daxia in 2025 alone. Conservation efforts and replanting schemes have been deemed to be totally insufficient and chronically underfunded for decades. | ||