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Prolemuris

3D Version: red/cyan, cross-eyed
Prolemuris
Species Information
Home Planet	Pandora
Na'vi Name	Syaksyuk^[1]
Taxonomy	Prolemuris noctis - night squirrel
Skin	Blue-green
Feathers	None
Height	1 meter in height
Length	Unknown
Hair Colour	None
Behind the Scenes
First Appearance	Avatar

The prolemuris (Na'vi name: syaksyuk) is a chattering, non-aggressive tree dweller that prefers the relative safety of the canopy to the dangers of the rainforest floor. Prolemuris are similar to monkeys or apes on Earth.

1 Physical Description
2 Diet
3 Avatar: The Game NDS
4 Source
5 References

Physical DescriptionEdit

The prolemuris has lateral membranes that grow out of its sides and between its lower arm and thigh. When it leaps from tree to tree, the wind catches in these membrane flaps and slows the animal's rate of fall. This allows the animal to fall for more than twelve meters without risk or injury. The prolemuris have hollow bones, and the density of their musculature and flesh is also porous, which makes them much lighter than they appear. Even the largest prolemuris weigh less than six kilograms. The prolemuris's ears are erect flaps that can move independently of one another in order to track sounds precisely. Its toes are webbed and have a vestigial thumb that helps the animal cling to branches. Its arms bifurcate below the humerus. The prolemuris can reach up to one meter in height. It has large eyes with binocular vision, an apelike skull with a short snout, small nostrils and jaw, and needle-sharp teeth that are adapted to cut through tough Pandoran flora.

The prolemuris can use its four arms to move through the trees faster than an average human can run. It has near-perfect balance, and its superb depth perception allows it to leap from branch to branch while selecting just the right handhold out of the forest mosaic. In this, it resembles the Na'vi who can also move through the rain forest canopy with tremendous agility.

Unlike other pandoran animals, prolemuris have only a single neural queue and a small amount of hair on their head. This indicates that prolemuris could be a "link" between the Na'vi and other pandoran animals.

DietEdit

The prolemuris is an arboreal herbivore, but it is known to eat insects on occasion. Its predators include banshees (forest and mountain banshees) and viperwolves.

Avatar: The Game NDSEdit

In the DS game, Nok had a prolemuris helper given to him by Eywa. The Prolemuris could access spaces too small for Nok to reach, such as the inside of the Digger.