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[raurquiz]

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[the-hot-zone]

My ATLA animal combos! (Pt. 1)

1.) Humming-toads

[hummingbird + toad]

“Far off, a flock of humming-toads flitted from pagoda to pagoda. Their calls echoed throughout the temple—warbling, high-pitched croaks.“

Think of a fat, bulbous little toad flitting about on blurred wings. That’s a humming-toad! These creatures populate the Western Air Temple and surrounding terrain. Their bodies tend to be a mix of dull browns and greens, but their wings are all the colors between magenta and orange. They feed mostly on nectar, using their long tongues to reach into flowers. They also catch insects. 

Fun Fact: Zuko was going to practice his speech on one of these, but they never sat still long enough for him to get past “Hello, Zuko here.”

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2.) Panther-bats

[panther + bat]

“The pagodas hung from the cliffside like so many panther-bats, awaiting moonrise.“

Panther-bats are sleek, deadly predators that take to the skies at night. They have two methods of hunting: echolocation for the sky and stalking for the ground. Their prey ranges from cicada-keets to honey-iguanas. They live in the jungle around the Sun Temple and the mid-islands of the Fire Nation. They have been known to stalk toddlers at dusk, so keep your kids inside when the sun begins to dip beneath the horizon.

Fun fact: panther-bats used to be the primary prey of dragons; currently, the Sun Warriors hold a hunt every eight years to control the panther-bat population.

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3.) Honey-iguanas

[bee + igauna]

“’I’m a vegetarian,’” Aang said quickly, “’but I’m sure Zuko here would love to try a bite.’”

Zuko shot Aang a glare, but he tugged the plate towards himself. The meat was blackened in some areas, and it shone with a thick, golden substance.”

These iguanas are a brilliant, yellow-gold with green-ish spines running along their backs. They can be found building hives of four iguanas each throughout the jungle. The Sun Warriors use honey-iguanas for meat; when roasted, the meat is juicy and sweet. Beware of their spines--each holds a stinger.

Fun fact: when harvested in large amounts, honey-iguana venom can make for a very mild entheogen. 

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4.) Flamingo-ticks [Flamingo + tick]

“I was just checking Appa for flamingo-ticks. He doesn’t have any. Flamingo-ticks, I mean.”

Flamingo-ticks are external parasites that primarily feed on Flying Bison--though they’ve moved on to smaller prey in the past century or so. Found at the base of all four air temples, these little buggers are easy to spot but hard to remove. Look for a small dot of bright pink among your bison’s fur, but beware of their curved beak, lodged underneath your bison’s skin.

Fun fact: if you dot a flaming-tick’s back with oil from a poppy-fern, they’ll fall asleep and dislodge themselves.

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Bonus: 5.) Poppy-fern

[red opium poppy + fern]

“They were about the size of his forearm, firecracker-red, and tipped with black dots. From Aang's description, they had to be poppy-ferns.”

This is perhaps one of the most valuable plants in the world of ATLA. It is much-coveted by all four nations due to its pain-numbing properties. Poppy-ferns grow at the base of the Western Air Temple and at high-altitude areas within the Earth Kingdom. The mountainous town of Gaoling is known for the processing of poppy-ferns, and much of the Beifong’s wealth is built on poppy-fern export. Seep in water for mild pain-relief, or harvest the seeds to make a strong drug known as Opium. 

Fun fact: the Southern Water Tribe’s treaty with the Earth Kingdom includes a clause about harvested poppy-ferns, as they’re often used to treat burn pains.

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Other combos I’m currently fleshing out are shelled barracudas, cocoa-nuts, and cicada-keets! If these animal combos have any resemblance to pre-existing creations, I apologize! Each one of these was created independently by me, but it’s possible someone else has come up with the same idea.

[packing-it-up]

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[raurquiz]

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[jayizilly]

Definitely one of the scariest things I've read. #thehotzone #pandemic (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaAbIB9rUUJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

[superman-2050]

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[yasudai]

#リチャードプレストン 『 #ホットゾーン エボラ・ウイルス制圧に命を懸けた人々』( #高見浩 訳)読了。 コロナの年の記念にと読み始めたが、 面白くて止まらなくなった。 寝不足です。😅 翻訳が素晴らしい。 #thehotzone #richardpreston https://www.instagram.com/p/CA5iGbxg2Td/?igshid=ojvyjrnw1dtm

[captaintatous]

«El segundo ángel derramó el cuenco en el mar y éste fue semejante a la sangre de un hombre muerto. Apocalipsis.»

-Zona Caliente. The Hot Zone.