#Pterosimians #WingedMonkeys These support a membrane that runs from the tips of the outer fingers to the hips, not unlike the reptilian pterodactyls of Earth's distant past. Pterosimians have long, finned tails that serve to stabilize and steer during flight. Many species, such as the large White-Kneed Pterosimian pictured here (Pterosimius robustus), have brightly-colored coats that serve to differentiate between members of different species. At ten pounds, the White-Kneed Pterosimian is the second heaviest species, preferring to fly only when absolutely necessary. Smaller species, such as the Golden Dove-Tail (Pterosimius gracilis) and the Green Mariposa (Dermodactylus mariposa), are much more agile flyers. The ape-like Aborigens of the forest floor, which are believed to be distantly related to the Pterosimians, call the Pterosimians "Winged Healers" or "Healers of the Air." At first human linguists dismissed the literal truth behind these names; the gentle and supposedly simple Aborigens had similarly nice, positive names for most forest creatures, even the deadly fan-tigers ("Evening Singers" to the Aborigens, alluding to the predators' sunset mating roars). However, scientific research of the giant trees and the Pterosimians changed these thoughts. The trees' leaves, which are far out of reach for ground dwellers such as Aborigens, contain a variety of unusual compounds and minerals that, when processed by a Pterosimian digestive system, form a product remarkably similar to penicillin. For perhaps thousands of years the Aborigens have been using Pterosimian droppings to cure illnesses and infections. This, along with the discovery of advanced ruins and artifacts in the deep forests, have caused researches to reassess the intelligence of the Aborigen race.
