Correction 4:18: tyrannosaurs and ornithomimids don't have fused metatarsals. They have an arctometatarsal condition, which is different and involves still mobile foot bones. The first and third metatarsals are wedged and compressed but not fully fused.
@@magnolia1253aren't fire backs waaaay more prone to eating their handler once they grow? At least the cockatrice usually won't kill you the first time you try to stop it eating someone else, it sounds like the safer bet if you raised it
Technically not a bird. However, I’m fairly confident that if a non-avian, coelurosaur survived the KT extinction to modern day, it would be described as a sort of bird. I’m certain the common folk of Kaimere have trouble distinguishing dromeosaurs, firebirds and terror birds.
Iirc, the term “bird” is a much broader term in Kaimere than on Earth, pterosaurs, all theropods, and even thescelosaurs are all considered birds by the general public on Kaimere
Well in the modern day it is easy. All modern birds and their closest relatives are 'birds'. In the Cretaceous you had toothed bird things, climbing, gliding bird things and ground bird things. If it's all feathery it's a bird.
I like to think that cockatrice was a replacement for goblin in other fantasy world, they were violent, hated by many, very clever, and their reproduction was rapid. Well I'm glad we have this goofy looking mega chicken instead of actual goblins, I mean this green looking abomination simply doesn't make any sense no matter how much you think about it.
Actually, if I don't say mistakes, Keenan have plans to do some homunculies as Goblin for Kaimere in the future. But they would obviousely look very different from the typical small green humanoïd with are used too. The baby Angaru is also called a Goblin, as posts on Keenan F**ebook account display it. Aside, the Common Cockatrice and all the others dromaeosaurs officially are here as the Cockatrices of our mythology in the world of Kaimere (well, as the name imply pretty much).
The bane of all Big cats finally gets its own episode, I wonder how the felines on Kaimere would be if these bad birds weren’t as so dominant as they are now.
Ngl kaimere is one of the best speculative projects i have seen EVER. I would give my left leg to see kaimere be turned into some kind of documentary-style show(that DOESN'T get cancelled)
I am quite surprised to learn that common cockatrices can be friendly to each other and humans. Though I suppose it's for the best female dispersal prevents true domestication. Imagine having a settlement with these as the guards! I'm so excited for the white cockatrice next week! It's the one I know the least about, so it'll be fun to see.
The fact that Cockatrices and especially Firebacks see any human besides their handler as food, makes me imagine a serial killer as a successful tamer, using their pet as a weapon.
Newly harvested predatory mammals: 'With our superior mammalian cunning we will surely dominate this new world!' This mf: _extends sickle claw with malicious intent_ 'yeah about that...'
I wonder if with modern technology, one could suppress the hormonal rush artificially and keep eternally juvenile cockatrices to minimize risk (well, as long as the cokatrice keeps taking whatever the suppresor is). I know this isn't available to kaimerans but someone in the Assembly might have wanted to try it.
once again, I am in awe of how much Kaimere-an ecosystems are able to stand to the (admittedly pre-industrial) hominid societies of the world. Heck, even early industrial societies, while no doubt being highly disruptive, would see something like the common cockatrice being a much larger and more dangerous coyote equivalent I reckon.
Absolutely been loving the angry birds series! Cockatrices are my second favorite creations of yours after the firebirds. There is something about murder birds, just so fun
I would bet that based on the description these would be the predator to dominate if the larger ones were hunted to extinction in a region as it tends to be the most populous mesopredator that dominates. They also seem like they would be a pain in the arse for anyone living in a rural setting, I couldn't imagine what it would be like to deal with these damn things instead of coyotes. Overall a very good creature design, the bald head is a great touch considering the lifestyle. I wonder what they sound like though because I am just imagining a chicken with a deeper and more raspy call.
Is competition/predation from the harkudni the only thing keeping these guys off the Houze Prairie? I would think that their flexible social structure and cursorial adaptations would be ideal for the prairie and their greater size would allow them to overpower and outcompete the fosnu. I'm also curious about their ecological relationship with the lions of Qajar. I remember you saying in a previous video that the Qajarith lions are the only ones besides the cave lions of Arvel that reach full size and develop full manes due to competition from dinosaurs elsewhere. Is this still canon? I remember you saying that cockatrices are a major kleptoparasite of mammalian predators (including lions) and the range map shows the common cockatrice in Qajar, which makes me wonder. I really enjoyed your video as always; just figured I'd ask a few clarifying questions :) Can't wait to learn all about the white cockatrice next week!
Lions on Kaimere are (except Kaimeran Cave Lions) neotenic in appearance and smaller in size than their Earth's population (as currently their are canonically still the same extant Earth's Panthera leo) because of the many small theropods pressures they face at the same time. Forcing them to be gracile and small enough to climb trees to keep their kills and avoid themselves being killed. And also to be mostly solitary hunters instead of social pack hunters. The number of different theropods species is too high for lions to face and remain normally shaped. On Qajar and Highlands of Arvel region, the number of theropods are drastically lower than on the lowland or anywhere on Kaimere, mostly due to the cold (in fact, the Common Cockatrice is the most common theropod species there and even it isn't a frequent visitor of these areas. Enough in Qajar for the latter to be listed as part of its range, but not enough Highlands of Arvel for the same treatement. The species is very low there that is isn't relevant to display this region as part of its range). As an effect, as on Qajar and Highlands of Arvel, lions have to compete with only one species of theropods, of similar sizes and not as present in these areas, they can fully grow to large sizes and to live and hunt in pack, as the very pressure forcing them into the opposite of their typical evology isn't strong or prevalent enough in these areas.
Remember, the common cockatrices live under other terror birds, so I don’t think the Harkundi in particular are excluding the common cockatrices. The Fosnu may simply be more adept at living in an open and arid environment than their common relatives. The Houze prairie can be rather dry, and the smaller size of the Fosnu may mean they able subsist off smaller game than their larger relatives, especially when small game is much rarer. The forests have more consistent game, which may be preferable.
I have a question : How much inspiration did you take from the antedeluvian salad blog ? I read many ideas that are very kaimere explored there : the hippo theropod , vulture like dromeosaurs , gutting phorusrachids , and the notion of archosaur ecosystem being filled with members of all ages ... I just wanted to ask because the vibe is very similar , but it could have been a case of convergent development
His work, alongside Luis Rey and Mark Witton, were definitely influential to the early development of the project. Not all the listed ones were inspired by him though. Vulture dromies were more inspired by Rey and the archosaurs filling out the ecosystem with a range of ages was inspired by my work studying gators in the everglades, but the hippo spinosaur and gutting phorusrhacids were inspired by his blog.
I heard that the arms of dromaeosaurs were a bit more suited for grabbing than flapping (Forelimb biomechanics of nonavian theropod dinosaurs in predation).
If I want to give a salamander or newt elaborate head crests, what taxons besides dinosaurs do you recommend i use for reference? 🤔 I'd like to hear what you have to say, Keenan. 🙏
If they are smart enough to learn how to avoid calling methods and they will even teach their young to do that, wouldn't that mean that they can be teached to avoid human settlements? Like non-lethal, but very unplesent expiriences much like Dragon Slayer Codex's Pepper Gun
I'd love to! They're actually the most developed part of the project I just don't get a lot of sponsorships for human videos. Got 50-200 pages of lore for each culture group
I’m having some difficulty understanding the posture. From the look of things, the dorsal and caudal vertebrae are forming a ‘v’ shape with the sacral vertebrae forming an arch to connect them. Correct me if I’m wrong.
The tail is raised. Sacral vertebrae are along the same trajectory as the thoracic and lumbar. As the tail raises, feathers bunch up, which gives the impression of a downward arch between them
First, it's spelled "homunculi". Second, If you want to see a video on the homunculi of Kaimere you're best bet is to either wait for someone to sponsor that episode, or sponsor it yourself. If you want to sponsor a homunculi episode, the price for it will range between $300-$500 depending on how much art and detail you want.
You know given that people domesticated dragons and they're way more dangerous is if the relative lack of magic users prevents domestication of animals that could be domesticated
None yet but they're certainly on the table. Might explore once Kaimere is more developed. As Kaimere is the setting of the story, that's the priority.
@@MarshalMarrs-eu9yh Nope! While I have many concepts, they're not ready for the public. I'm trying to post fewer unfinished stuff since it tends to confuse folks
A bit of an unrelated question but I don't know if I can find a more fitting video to ask: In the video about the cockatrices as a whole, it was mentioned the prairie cockatrice has a "partnership" with a species of hyaena. Is this still cannon or was it changed?
@@TalesofKaimere so nikhar prairie was once open savanna surrounded by woodlands and forest with animals and was nearly diverse as the African seregentti ranging from animal like large sloths and elephant relatives to to bizarre creatures like the glyptodonts
Correction 4:18: tyrannosaurs and ornithomimids don't have fused metatarsals. They have an arctometatarsal condition, which is different and involves still mobile foot bones. The first and third metatarsals are wedged and compressed but not fully fused.
@TalesofKaimere what app do you use for your Kaimere art?
@@godzilla6461 I draw them by hand then use photoshop for text and formatting
Last time i was this early, the First Children were still around!
If this is a bird, then a dragon is a mammal.
I too like to live dangerously...
Far as Kaimerans are concerned, not calling this dude a bird would be much stranger than calling it a bird lol
@@TalesofKaimere and I mean what I say, this is a stem bird, and your dragons are stem mammals.
I wonder how hard it is to balance the undeniable allure of a pet raptor with the practical considerations and possible nightmare that ensues.
I mean most people don't have pet cassowarie so it can't be that hard or mabey it's just because they only live Australia I'm not sure tho
The firebirds make better raptor companions than the cockatrices. Check out his video on falconry.
@@magnolia1253aren't fire backs waaaay more prone to eating their handler once they grow?
At least the cockatrice usually won't kill you the first time you try to stop it eating someone else, it sounds like the safer bet if you raised it
@@magnolia1253 my bad, I misread "firebird"
@@chronicallyconfused3766 you're forgiven. ^_^
While perhaps not a true bird this guy is most certainly angry at something
haha 100%
Technically not a bird. However, I’m fairly confident that if a non-avian, coelurosaur survived the KT extinction to modern day, it would be described as a sort of bird. I’m certain the common folk of Kaimere have trouble distinguishing dromeosaurs, firebirds and terror birds.
It was talked about in previous videos.
Bird is a Much vaguer and broad term there.
Kaimerans call anything with feathers a bird, including pterosaurs
Iirc, the term “bird” is a much broader term in Kaimere than on Earth, pterosaurs, all theropods, and even thescelosaurs are all considered birds by the general public on Kaimere
I would have trouble distinguishing them to if they where coming to kill me💀
Well in the modern day it is easy. All modern birds and their closest relatives are 'birds'. In the Cretaceous you had toothed bird things, climbing, gliding bird things and ground bird things.
If it's all feathery it's a bird.
I like to think that cockatrice was a replacement for goblin in other fantasy world, they were violent, hated by many, very clever, and their reproduction was rapid.
Well I'm glad we have this goofy looking mega chicken instead of actual goblins, I mean this green looking abomination simply doesn't make any sense no matter how much you think about it.
Actually, if I don't say mistakes, Keenan have plans to do some homunculies as Goblin for Kaimere in the future.
But they would obviousely look very different from the typical small green humanoïd with are used too.
The baby Angaru is also called a Goblin, as posts on Keenan F**ebook account display it.
Aside, the Common Cockatrice and all the others dromaeosaurs officially are here as the Cockatrices of our mythology in the world of Kaimere (well, as the name imply pretty much).
@@dudotolivier6363 yeah, keenan f*ck up many classical fantasy race, especially Centaur.
@@dudotolivier6363 How do the cultural perceptions of goblins and cockatrices differ among the various factions in Kaimere?
The bane of all Big cats finally gets its own episode, I wonder how the felines on Kaimere would be if these bad birds weren’t as so dominant as they are now.
Woke up, first thing I saw on my FY page, What a Wonderful Day!
Enjoy!
Ngl kaimere is one of the best speculative projects i have seen EVER. I would give my left leg to see kaimere be turned into some kind of documentary-style show(that DOESN'T get cancelled)
Thank you!
Cockatrice thats a raptor goes so hard
Thanks!
I love more info on their day to day. Like imagining a huddle of Cockatrice preening and cuddling under the shade on a hot day
Would a common cockatrice do better in captivity if it was reared by a number of people, simulating life in a pack?
I am quite surprised to learn that common cockatrices can be friendly to each other and humans. Though I suppose it's for the best female dispersal prevents true domestication. Imagine having a settlement with these as the guards!
I'm so excited for the white cockatrice next week! It's the one I know the least about, so it'll be fun to see.
Yeah, and the white cockatrice never truly had the spotlight but it kept me curious ever since it was mentioned for the first time.
Hilariously, I was just in the midst of playing with my cat with a bird toy when you mentioned it.
haha fantastic
It’s horribly ironic to get a bird watching ad on this
Kaimerans seem to never get the message to not try to tame predators, it almost never works out.
The fact that Cockatrices and especially Firebacks see any human besides their handler as food, makes me imagine a serial killer as a successful tamer, using their pet as a weapon.
That would be a good plot for a kaimere TV show!
If I wasn't impressed with this dinosaur before, I sure am now. What a lifestyle they have.
Also, absolute favorite theme!
Thanks Keenan.
Newly harvested predatory mammals: 'With our superior mammalian cunning we will surely dominate this new world!'
This mf: _extends sickle claw with malicious intent_ 'yeah about that...'
I'm not here to say first but I clicked on this so quickly I'm so excited for more kaimere content
Love to hear it!
A truly incredible beast! hopefully, we'll get an episode on the scavenger king at some point!
Seeing all these giant carnivorous birds makes me wonder if there are any unique songbirds that live in Kaimere
Absolutely. Haven’t designed them yet but someday I plan on designing them
I wonder if with modern technology, one could suppress the hormonal rush artificially and keep eternally juvenile cockatrices to minimize risk (well, as long as the cokatrice keeps taking whatever the suppresor is). I know this isn't available to kaimerans but someone in the Assembly might have wanted to try it.
I don't know enough about such suppression to say but it sounds reasonable
once again, I am in awe of how much Kaimere-an ecosystems are able to stand to the (admittedly pre-industrial) hominid societies of the world. Heck, even early industrial societies, while no doubt being highly disruptive, would see something like the common cockatrice being a much larger and more dangerous coyote equivalent I reckon.
Absolutely been loving the angry birds series! Cockatrices are my second favorite creations of yours after the firebirds. There is something about murder birds, just so fun
Thank you!!
The Hell's Chicken seems very appropriate for these derived, dangerous and utterly savage dromies if you ask me.
100%
@@TalesofKaimere So... How far is the dominion of the Cockatrices in Kairul ?
Now, as for me, my guess is that cockatrices are descended from adasaurus.
A solid guess
Excellent episode about this real bane of the mammals. If they weren't there pretty sure Mammals would rule atleast in a secondary predatory niche.
Mammals might have some other contenders to be sure, but if it weren't these guys, some other smaller theropod would likely be more competitive
Common cockatrice might be effective against majority of megafauna but probably struggle in tackling armoured prey such as sloths and armadillos.
Indeed
4:02-4:13 As for me, I thought that cockatrices were descended from raptors like deinonychus from the Tremor And Travel Dynasty.
I would bet that based on the description these would be the predator to dominate if the larger ones were hunted to extinction in a region as it tends to be the most populous mesopredator that dominates. They also seem like they would be a pain in the arse for anyone living in a rural setting, I couldn't imagine what it would be like to deal with these damn things instead of coyotes.
Overall a very good creature design, the bald head is a great touch considering the lifestyle. I wonder what they sound like though because I am just imagining a chicken with a deeper and more raspy call.
Is competition/predation from the harkudni the only thing keeping these guys off the Houze Prairie? I would think that their flexible social structure and cursorial adaptations would be ideal for the prairie and their greater size would allow them to overpower and outcompete the fosnu.
I'm also curious about their ecological relationship with the lions of Qajar. I remember you saying in a previous video that the Qajarith lions are the only ones besides the cave lions of Arvel that reach full size and develop full manes due to competition from dinosaurs elsewhere. Is this still canon? I remember you saying that cockatrices are a major kleptoparasite of mammalian predators (including lions) and the range map shows the common cockatrice in Qajar, which makes me wonder.
I really enjoyed your video as always; just figured I'd ask a few clarifying questions :) Can't wait to learn all about the white cockatrice next week!
Lions on Kaimere are (except Kaimeran Cave Lions) neotenic in appearance and smaller in size than their Earth's population (as currently their are canonically still the same extant Earth's Panthera leo) because of the many small theropods pressures they face at the same time.
Forcing them to be gracile and small enough to climb trees to keep their kills and avoid themselves being killed.
And also to be mostly solitary hunters instead of social pack hunters.
The number of different theropods species is too high for lions to face and remain normally shaped.
On Qajar and Highlands of Arvel region, the number of theropods are drastically lower than on the lowland or anywhere on Kaimere, mostly due to the cold (in fact, the Common Cockatrice is the most common theropod species there and even it isn't a frequent visitor of these areas. Enough in Qajar for the latter to be listed as part of its range, but not enough Highlands of Arvel for the same treatement. The species is very low there that is isn't relevant to display this region as part of its range).
As an effect, as on Qajar and Highlands of Arvel, lions have to compete with only one species of theropods, of similar sizes and not as present in these areas, they can fully grow to large sizes and to live and hunt in pack, as the very pressure forcing them into the opposite of their typical evology isn't strong or prevalent enough in these areas.
Remember, the common cockatrices live under other terror birds, so I don’t think the Harkundi in particular are excluding the common cockatrices. The Fosnu may simply be more adept at living in an open and arid environment than their common relatives. The Houze prairie can be rather dry, and the smaller size of the Fosnu may mean they able subsist off smaller game than their larger relatives, especially when small game is much rarer. The forests have more consistent game, which may be preferable.
Thanks again for you 😊😊,also İ have 1 question:
*1- Your Books are writed by a Large Company??*
7:38 🤣
Whoopsie daisy
im personally more interested in the black cockatrice than the red or blue, though i imagine the story is quite similar, especially for the blue.
I have a question :
How much inspiration did you take from the antedeluvian salad blog ?
I read many ideas that are very kaimere explored there : the hippo theropod , vulture like dromeosaurs , gutting phorusrachids , and the notion of archosaur ecosystem being filled with members of all ages ...
I just wanted to ask because the vibe is very similar , but it could have been a case of convergent development
His work, alongside Luis Rey and Mark Witton, were definitely influential to the early development of the project. Not all the listed ones were inspired by him though. Vulture dromies were more inspired by Rey and the archosaurs filling out the ecosystem with a range of ages was inspired by my work studying gators in the everglades, but the hippo spinosaur and gutting phorusrhacids were inspired by his blog.
Quite the birthday present and awesome to see, thank you
For the last video in august you should do another video on dracinimorphs for smaugest.
Clever girl
I heard that the arms of dromaeosaurs were a bit more suited for grabbing than flapping (Forelimb biomechanics of nonavian theropod dinosaurs in predation).
Indeed
If I want to give a salamander or newt elaborate head crests, what taxons besides dinosaurs do you recommend i use for reference? 🤔 I'd like to hear what you have to say, Keenan. 🙏
Extinct ungulates, some of the ancient giraffoids have bizarre headgear.
@@josephlongbone4255 thank you so very much!!! 😊🥰
@@praetorianrex5571 no worries
If they are smart enough to learn how to avoid calling methods and they will even teach their young to do that, wouldn't that mean that they can be teached to avoid human settlements? Like non-lethal, but very unplesent expiriences much like Dragon Slayer Codex's Pepper Gun
Question: what animals in Kaimere that you know of where half siblings get along really well?
Dogs
Feels like the history of Kaimeren civilizations is under developed. Would want to see videos about that.
I'd love to! They're actually the most developed part of the project I just don't get a lot of sponsorships for human videos. Got 50-200 pages of lore for each culture group
I'm waiting for the video about the kairul crown week 1
Probably won't be until November if not next year
I’m having some difficulty understanding the posture. From the look of things, the dorsal and caudal vertebrae are forming a ‘v’ shape with the sacral vertebrae forming an arch to connect them. Correct me if I’m wrong.
The tail is raised. Sacral vertebrae are along the same trajectory as the thoracic and lumbar. As the tail raises, feathers bunch up, which gives the impression of a downward arch between them
Please make a video about All classes of humanculay of kaimere
First, it's spelled "homunculi". Second, If you want to see a video on the homunculi of Kaimere you're best bet is to either wait for someone to sponsor that episode, or sponsor it yourself. If you want to sponsor a homunculi episode, the price for it will range between $300-$500 depending on how much art and detail you want.
He did a video about homunculi before. One of his Halloween episodes.
He did a video about homunculi before. One of his Halloween episodes.
Don't go into the long grass!
Did any dromeosaurs or elasmarians live on the qajarith peninsula before the first children
Absolutely
@@TalesofKaimere I believe some of the larger species were killed off during the first children’s genocide of the qajars megabeasts
You know given that people domesticated dragons and they're way more dangerous is if the relative lack of magic users prevents domestication of animals that could be domesticated
Did the hound cockatrices ever overlap with common cockatrice
Yay another one
Are there any plans for the analagoterra project?
Sorry for the poor spelling
None yet but they're certainly on the table. Might explore once Kaimere is more developed. As Kaimere is the setting of the story, that's the priority.
@@TalesofKaimere alright 👍
@@TalesofKaimere are there any concept art for the analagoterra project aliens that you would like to show us?
@@MarshalMarrs-eu9yh Nope! While I have many concepts, they're not ready for the public. I'm trying to post fewer unfinished stuff since it tends to confuse folks
These things are an Avengers level threat
An absolute menace on an ecological scale
Don't remove "atrice" from the word Cockatrice. Worst mistake of my life
nice
@TalesofKaimere what app do you use for your Kaimere art?
Hand drawn, then I add text and edit in photoshop
Whats the most effective method of defense against cockatrices?
Fire. Setting up sources of smoke outside settlements is a reliable deterrent.
Are there dilophosaur-Dinos in kaimere?
Yup! The coelophosaurs were discussed in the mesozoic dynasty episodes and are thought to be descended from animals similar to dilophosaurus
The pronunciation of deinonychus here hurts me
Speaking of which, any ecological rivals?
Dozens throughout their range. None particularly stand out. They basically make themselves everyone else’s problem
A bit of an unrelated question but I don't know if I can find a more fitting video to ask:
In the video about the cockatrices as a whole, it was mentioned the prairie cockatrice has a "partnership" with a species of hyaena. Is this still cannon or was it changed?
Still canon! Not all hyenas and cockatrice cooperate but their partnership persists. They show up together several times in the Ballad of Ka'Hai
@@TalesofKaimere So glad to hear that. This dinosaur&mammal duo is amongst my favourite parts of the houzei prairie.
@@NP3GAHouzei**
@@magnolia1253 👍
Did any dromeosaurs or bears live on pre houze Ni'Khari grasslands
Common cockatrice was once there. Prairie subspecies went extinct in the turnover. No for bears. Too open.
@@TalesofKaimere what about rhinos or cervids or marsupias
@@TalesofKaimere a lot of species once lived on the prairie even some that one would think would be woodland or forest species I wonder why
Because there used to be a lot of woodlands scattered throughout the prairie
@@TalesofKaimere so nikhar prairie was once open savanna surrounded by woodlands and forest with animals and was nearly diverse as the African seregentti ranging from animal like large sloths and elephant relatives to to bizarre creatures like the glyptodonts
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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