It’s considered a crime if you don’t cuddle up with Jim. He’s made for it.
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Can gryphons purr? Can sphinx’s?
Please tell me that Michelle can, and accidentally discovered it when cuddling with Greg! Head-canon is that it embarrasses her, but Greg thinks its adorable.
Also, do gryphons ever loaf like a housecat? I can see Jim being the king of loafing, and with his amazing mane fluffed out he would look like a big green puffball.
Felines can be sorted into two different groups, those that can purr, and those that can roar. It’s believed (but not conclusively proven) to be tied to differences in the structure of he hyoid bone. Purring cats have a fully ossified hyoid bone while roaring cats have a flexible hyoid bone.
Purring cats include the domestic cat, but also ocelots, lynxes, bobcats, cheetahs… Roaring cats include lions, tigers, jaguars, and panthers-a.k.a.-leopards.
Since sphinxes are specifically lion-like for their feline part, presumably they can roar but not purr.
And regarding gryphons, they have raptor-like vocalizations (Jim ‘Tseer!’s at the Momo), since their upper half is bird-based. So not likely to purr OR roar.
I’m curious of this as well now as it varies by writer/creator. I have seen gryphons and dragons that purr. Makes me wonder if Kory’s do. XD
Ah, yes, the laws of the Avalon requires it. I see. Very wise leaders to have a dedicated cuddle law.
*nods sagely*
I feel like I should be arrested because I’m not able to be in Jim’s Cuddle Pile. Truly, it is a crime, and I am guilty.
They are soooo cute. And a purring Nemean lion makes my day.
Didn’t get any answers last time, but have we seen/can we see nixie spitted Bloodcarver?
Can we see Bloodcarver learning to knit? Can he be knitting an, “I’m sorry for kidnapping you” awkward sweater for Michelle? Can it have like, eight arms?
Which reminds me, how far back (evolutionary) can a Gryphon go? Is it possible to see some kinda Bird-ancestor Dinosaur/Mammal-ancestor Therapsidian one? Or are Gryphons a more ‘modern’ species?
Here’s Tim’s theory, which precludes dinosaurs being involved:
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Can gryphons purr? Can sphinx’s?
Please tell me that Michelle can, and accidentally discovered it when cuddling with Greg! Head-canon is that it embarrasses her, but Greg thinks its adorable.
Also, do gryphons ever loaf like a housecat? I can see Jim being the king of loafing, and with his amazing mane fluffed out he would look like a big green puffball.
Felines can be sorted into two different groups, those that can purr, and those that can roar. It’s believed (but not conclusively proven) to be tied to differences in the structure of he hyoid bone. Purring cats have a fully ossified hyoid bone while roaring cats have a flexible hyoid bone.
Purring cats include the domestic cat, but also ocelots, lynxes, bobcats, cheetahs… Roaring cats include lions, tigers, jaguars, and panthers-a.k.a.-leopards.
Since sphinxes are specifically lion-like for their feline part, presumably they can roar but not purr.
And regarding gryphons, they have raptor-like vocalizations (Jim ‘Tseer!’s at the Momo), since their upper half is bird-based. So not likely to purr OR roar.
https://youtu.be/BXhfZRE08ko?si=mmuoUbpxELMROZGc
Cougars can purr, though. Biggest feline that can
I’m curious of this as well now as it varies by writer/creator. I have seen gryphons and dragons that purr. Makes me wonder if Kory’s do. XD
Ah, yes, the laws of the Avalon requires it. I see. Very wise leaders to have a dedicated cuddle law.
*nods sagely*
I feel like I should be arrested because I’m not able to be in Jim’s Cuddle Pile. Truly, it is a crime, and I am guilty.
They are soooo cute. And a purring Nemean lion makes my day.
Didn’t get any answers last time, but have we seen/can we see nixie spitted Bloodcarver?
Can we see Bloodcarver learning to knit? Can he be knitting an, “I’m sorry for kidnapping you” awkward sweater for Michelle? Can it have like, eight arms?
Which reminds me, how far back (evolutionary) can a Gryphon go? Is it possible to see some kinda Bird-ancestor Dinosaur/Mammal-ancestor Therapsidian one? Or are Gryphons a more ‘modern’ species?
Here’s Tim’s theory, which precludes dinosaurs being involved:
https://www.skindeepcomic.com/reader-questions/2023-reader-questions-27/