SWAMPALOT - TIMELINE #27816
Added 2022-06-28 21:35:46 +0000 UTC(Timeline Tuesday #48)
Swampalots are felines, but unlike other cats they are strongly predisposed to enjoy water. The home timeline of swampalots is moist and humid, and on this reality they prefer spending time in bogs or marshes, as their name would suggest.
This species measures about two feet long, not including their tail. Their fur can range in coloration, appearing any brownish shade, but the most common tone of these creatures is a light tan. A coloration that remains consistent, however, is the green stripe down all Swampalot backs. This hair grows in patches and is significantly longer than the rest of a swampalot’s fur, hanging like the flora of their natural habitat and helping them blend in.
The most unique feature of a swampalot is their tail, which has several uses. In appearance, this appendage resembles a Typha latifolia plant, a type of bulrush that is, ironically, sometimes called a “cat tail plant.” It features a brown bulb at the end and can be used as a disguise if a swampalot is hiding underwater.
In addition to hiding, this tail can also be used in battle. When submerged in a water, the bulb will fill and take on extra weight. At this point, a swampalot can swing its tail like a club and defend itself. Holding water for weight is not the only use of this function, however. Swampalots will often carry water with them, then spray it out in dry locations to create a new marsh of their own, sometimes over several trips.
Because of this, swampalots are now considered deeply important parts of our natural marshlands.
