Animal Hybrid – Tiger Elk – Teleok

This is the Panthervus canagris, or more colloquially, the Teleok. The stripes on adult Teleok form a disorienting pattern when clustered together in a herd, aiding in protection from predators.

Territorial and patriarchal, the males exhibit large bellowing sacks along the bottom of their jaws. These produce a low, subsonic tone. Before contesting with their elaborate antlers, males will often size each other up by echoing deep bellows. These calls can be felt in the savannah from miles away as vibrations in the ground.

The antlers of the Teleok grow very slowly, and only shed a few times in their abnormally long lifespan of 50–60 years. This makes them prized commodities by local craftsman for their intricate grooves and durability.

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