STAR WARS
Zoology: Bog-wing

Bog-wing

Natural Range:
Dagobah swamps
Niche:
avian carnivore

Grey-green finely-scaled flying reptile with a wingspan of no less than a metre, with a total body and tail length of between one and five metres. In addition to the membraneous triangular wings there are two pairs of more conventional vertebrate limbs, indicating that the dominant vertebrate phylum on Dagobah follows a hexapodal (six-limbed) body plan. The thin legs terminate in delicate fingers well suited to climbing and perching among leaves and branches, or the seizure of prey while in flight. The tail is similarly slender and may have prehensile flexibility. Eyes are large in comparison to the rest of the head and are positioned to allow excellent vision in the forward direction, and to the sides with only a small blind spot to the rear. The mouth is broad and equipped with sharp and tiny teeth which are well suited to catching insects and other minor animals.

The bog-wings' bold screeching and observed tendency to join flight near other members of their species suggests that they are highly social creatures. Young are born live while the mother is airborne.

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Closeup side view of a bog-wing.

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A large bog-wing flags across the clearing into which an unfortunate X-Wing pilot has crashed.

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Decipher's SWCCG cards depicting bog-wings.


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