How to Design an Imaginary Animal
Get an idea., Draw a picture of it., Decide whether it is a carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore., Find it a suitable habitat., Decide its diet., Think about its position on the food chain., What does it do all the time?, How does it mate?, What is its...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Get an idea.
You can't design an imaginary animal if you have no idea of what its like! Try thinking of traits you like about other animals, such as the tail of a fox or the wings of a hummingbird. -
Step 2: Draw a picture of it.
If you have a picture, it will help with everything else you have to decide. , Does it like to eat meat, veggies or both? , It can't live without its means of living, can it? , What does it have to eat to live? , Who is its prey, and who is its predator? , Decide its daily tasks. , Does it kill its husband, does it ever mate, does it come together soon? , Is it the weight of a grain of sand, or the height of the Empire State Building? , How does it grow up? Does it grow into a tadpole, turtle or T-Rex? ,, How can you spread about it to your friends if you can't tell them what is its name? -
Step 3: Decide whether it is a carnivore
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Step 4: herbivore
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Step 5: or omnivore.
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Step 6: Find it a suitable habitat.
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Step 7: Decide its diet.
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Step 8: Think about its position on the food chain.
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Step 9: What does it do all the time?
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Step 10: How does it mate?
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Step 11: What is its size?
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Step 12: Give it life stages.
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Step 13: Put down some designs or colors it would have.Does it only have black and white strips
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Step 14: or does it have red and yellow polka dots?
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Step 15: Give it a name!
Detailed Guide
You can't design an imaginary animal if you have no idea of what its like! Try thinking of traits you like about other animals, such as the tail of a fox or the wings of a hummingbird.
If you have a picture, it will help with everything else you have to decide. , Does it like to eat meat, veggies or both? , It can't live without its means of living, can it? , What does it have to eat to live? , Who is its prey, and who is its predator? , Decide its daily tasks. , Does it kill its husband, does it ever mate, does it come together soon? , Is it the weight of a grain of sand, or the height of the Empire State Building? , How does it grow up? Does it grow into a tadpole, turtle or T-Rex? ,, How can you spread about it to your friends if you can't tell them what is its name?
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