Grazer Concepts

The world of Arborlands requires large herbivores. This week’s sketchbook features some concepts for what they could look like.

At first I was thinking of having a creature that could use its tongue to grab grass from the ground… Might still use that later…

The creature I settled on is a large, four-legged giant that can reach high into trees using its forelegs.

This was the first full concept, I changed the tail later.

What I really like about this creature – the gap between the front toes and the rear toe on the forelegs. I think it would be really cool if a creature could use the space between its toes like a pincer. This would allow it to grab onto branches, or even rip them apart in order reach leaves and fruit. This puts its biological niche somewhere between cattle and elephants.

This critter can grab (or destroy) tree branches using the pincer-like space between its large toes in order to reach leaves and fruit.

A penchant for destroying trees could put this creature at odds with Arborians, who plant and live in trees… I see potential space for some interesting storytelling 😏.

Kind of excited on where I can take this concept! See ya next week! 👋😄

Majestic!

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