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Animals such as bears are a large competitor for prey animals and require a lot of meat to keep happy. You don't want your ride to decide that you will make a nice snack. Keeping a large bear well fe …

No. The same problem is here for why elephants were not domesticated for food; birth rates. It can take anywhere from 11 to 18 months for the whale pregnancy to end, and even longer to raise; this me …

The worlds largest bat, the Golden-Crowned Flying Fox, weighs in at a wingspan of 1.5-1.7 meters and a weight of only 1.5-2.6 lbs. But with these estimates, we can absolutely do better. Introduce Arg …

As other answers have pointed out, the cost and time spent designing and building armor as well as weapons for your gorilla army would cost more than they would benefit you. The only time that this wo …

Aliens have discovered a new planet in its Goldilocks zone that (other than gravity) is the same in every way to Earth. They wish to bring Earth animals into the planet to create their own ecosystem t …

I have decided to join a new group, they call themselves Earthborn, they are like PETA in a way, but different. Their goal is to force vegetarianism on all humans, at any cost, in order to prevent wor …

Humanity is very powerful, our simple unique trait of sapience allowed us to conquer the planet with little to almost no resistance. In the popular science fiction series Planet of the Apes; apes, wit …

One thing I've always had trouble with when building a world is developing cultural myths and beliefs that feel unique and special from Earthly culture. Specifically, animals' meanings. In Christianit …

In this scenario, all the humans on earth have disappeared, except for Fred. Sure, Fred is sad that everyone that exists is dead but him, including his friends and family, but he doesn't let that get …

What makes an animal suitable for domestication? I know it has something to do with the danger to productivity ratio. But this is not helpful for fantasy animals in the worlds we build. What factors o …

Your species will need to either; Hide the wings using a harness under clothing (like archangel in Xmen 3) Where some some of large clothing piece like a trench coat or a cape Suck up their pride an …

Upper part humans or Semisohominum - from Semisos meaning half and Hominum meaning human. This includes the species of; Centeroids or Semisohominum Equus which includes the subspecies; Centaur or Se …

TL DR: Strength in numbers and disease. The premise of this question is flawed, an animal does not need claws, talons, or pouncing ability to kill; sheer size can be a threat. Herbivores have horns t …

In an answer to this question Cyrus suggested that pre-technology merpeople might use shrimp or prawns in lue of maggots to eat away rotting flesh. Similar to how plants and (in some cases) animals …

Litter size varies vastly even in just the world of mammals, from the single spawn of an elephant to the up to 30 children an opossum can have. Obvious, litter size will determine population, cultural …