Timeline for How well would Sivatherium Giganteum work as a mount
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| Nov 24 at 5:50 | comment | added | JBH | @MontyWild After reading that hillarious story about Russian moose cavalry I think you've completely made my point. If the world can lead itself to believe soviet moose calvary after just an article with a clear disclaimer that it was April Fool's Day fun (oh, that museum!), the OP need only present his/her idea with confidence and sincerity... and ten years later people will be quoting the OP as scientific fact. I consider that perfect worldbuilding. Cheers! | |
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| Nov 24 at 1:36 | comment | added | Monty Wild♦ | @RobertRapplean Consider moose cavalry which are now said to have been a hoax. | |
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| Nov 24 at 1:15 | comment | added | Robert Rapplean | Excellent answer. I think a good creature to compare it to would be the moose, which has the characteristics you describe. | |
| Nov 24 at 0:36 | comment | added | John | just becasue its going to drive the paleontologist in me nuts, Sivatherium does not have horns nor antlers, they have ossicones bassically spongy bone covered by skin and fur. | |
| Nov 23 at 6:43 | comment | added | Monty Wild♦ | @JBH True... horns or antlers don't mean definitively unsuited for riding. However, most animals are unsuitable for riding. It's pretty safe to say that Sivatherium is likely the same. | |
| Nov 23 at 5:52 | comment | added | L.Dutch♦ | "attempt to ride an animal rather than eat it": Gargur, stop playing with your food and eat it! | |
| Nov 23 at 5:29 | comment | added | JBH | I like the answer and up voted, but to play devil's advocate: (1) Reindeer have been used as mounts, (2) assumes non-domestication, contrary to what would be necessary to meet the OP's hopes and (3) is likely irrelevant given the OP's 19th century tech level. (4) is an excellent point. I'd be constantly sliding off. However, this might only be an issue of saddle design. It would have helped if the OP told us which way they wanted to go. | |
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| Nov 23 at 1:45 | history | answered | Monty Wild♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |