ANRPP (Aquatic Nicheling Research and Preservation Project)

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everyone else is doing these so like

why not

(inspired by @mhiahia's and everyone else who did something like that's thingy)

You probably know that nichelings are endangered, and most are in captivity. Up to 60% of nichelings still in the wild are aquatic; we think that these formerly uncommon nichelings may be a big help in the repopulation of the species.

We managed to find two healthy and compatible aquatic nichelings. We put them together, and are now closely monitoring them.

"Salmon" #001

"Tide" #002

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Day 0*, sunny

#001 clears some grass, and immediately jumps into the water. #002 clears some grass, too, but stays put.

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Day 1, sunny

#001 goes deeper into the water, and #002 follows. #002 cracks open a shell, and #001 clears some kelp.

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Day 2, sunny

A goldleech swims up to #001, but before it could get onto him, he kills it. #002 cracks open another shell, and they both venture deeper into the water.

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Day 3, sunny

#001 kills a razorania and another goldleech. #002 heads to the shore of the second island (oh yeah we're on archipelago btw)

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Day 4, sunny

#002 appears to have made a nest. #001 catches some fish, clears some kelp, and goes a bit closer to the shore.

[PincerClaw420]

Hello there ANRPP, quick question: are you studying the genetics of these adaptive creatures, their behaviours or both?

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4 minutes ago, PincerClaw420 said:

Hello there ANRPP, quick question: are you studying the genetics of these adaptive creatures, their behaviours or both?

Mostly behavior, nicheling genetics are pretty much figured out (as far as we know).

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Day 5, sunny

#002 has given birth (I really just typed berth.......) to her first offspring, #003, dubbed Kelp. Our drone got a picture:

#002 hops out of the nest, to her left, clears some grass, and sniffs around. She looks alarmed and then jumps between her baby and this creep.

#001 travels closer to the shore and fishes up another razorania.

Edited November 10, 2020 by gamingcookie
actually played the day now

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Just now, gamingcookie said:

Day 5, sunny

#002 has given birth (I really just typed berth.......) to her first offspring, #003, dubbed Kelp. Our drone got a picture:

wait I forgot to play the day at all

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7 minutes ago, gamingcookie said:

Day 5, sunny

#002 has given birth (I really just typed berth.......) to her first offspring, #003, dubbed Kelp. Our drone got a picture:

#002 hops out of the nest, to her left, clears some grass, and sniffs around. She looks alarmed and then jumps between her baby and this creep.

#001 travels closer to the shore and fishes up another razorania.

ok ther we go

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Day 6, sunny

#002 runs away from the bear with her child, and clears some grass under the tree. #001 joins them and kills a stagmole.

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Day 7, rainy

#001 gathers the meat from the stagmole and clears some grass, and they all go under the nearby tree for shelter from the rain. #003 gets acorn.

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Day 8, sunny

#002 grooms #001. It seems he had a goldleech stuck to him. #003 gets more acorn and then clears some grass. #001 clears more grass and heads to a berry bush, and #002 follows.

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Day 9, sunny

#002 clears some grass and picks some berry. #001 dives into the water. #003 clears some more grass.

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Day 10, rainy

#003 is now fully grown. Her genes:

#002 places down another nest, and gets acorn and berry. #003 clears some grass. #001 clears some kelp.

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Day 11, rainy

#002 has another child, dubbed Strawberry Milk.

#003 moves closer to #004 and clears some grass, while #002 moves out of the nest to collect berries and an acorn. #001 comes out of the water and- DANGIT #001 YOU HAVE A LEECH AGAIN DON'T YOU