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griffon vulture : female : rené chevalier
Though arguably considered unscrupulous scavengers who will do anything for a snack, vultures have a deep sense of compassion and are far more sociable than people might be inclined to believe. Like all bird daemons, they enjoy an extended range of travel away from their individual - for vultures, this gives them a greater survival advantage. It is very hard to pull the wool over a vulture’s eyes, as more likely than not they’ve already been watching you for the prior week and knew exactly what you were doing all along. It’s not that they don’t trust people, but they are so easily misjudged that they like to make sure they are safe in a person’s company before growing too comfortable. They are enthusiastic and sometimes their friendship can be a little overbearing, but they are generally good-hearted and will offer a lot of themselves to the right person.
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ring-tailed lemur : female : fredrik thorgisl
If a child spends most of their life hanging upside-down at the top of a jungle gym, it’s often said they will either end up as a bat or a primate. Children who settle as lemurs will often take this one step further, considering gravity as a mere suggestion rather than a strict rule. They are effortlessly energetic and are not used to experiencing downtime, always able to occupy their mind with something or other - a lemur will never grow bored. They are often very intelligent, but may struggle to direct this in what might be considered an ‘appropriate’ direction, preferring instead to pursue the things they alone find interesting and ignoring anything they don’t deem worthy. They are easily pleased and easily contented, happy to go along for the ride as long as they have the people they like with them.
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long-tailed weasel : male : teddy montague
Weasels fall in with rats when it comes to negative stereotypes - rarely will you find a weasel working in a bank or a lawyer’s office, and it is not due to the individual themselves. Though thought of as untrustworthy, selfish or even malignant, they are in fact clever, sharp-minded individuals who have learnt how to survive in a world that doesn’t always make it easy. Perhaps there is a tendency towards looking out for themselves before others, but this is not necessarily a bad thing - they are enduringly tenacious and do not give up easily, and once they have achieved their own goals they will, more often than not, go back to aid others. They are gamblers, not just with their money but with situations, and they will keep on gambling until they win. Weasels, with their risky behaviours and high-stakes lifestyles, arguably have a tendency to get themselves into trouble at times; fortunately, they also have an unerring ability to get themselves out.
