Elephantorhynchus glacialis
Elephrost
Field Report Summary
Physical Description
The Elephrost is a massive, blubbery creature. It has the general body shape of an elephant, but its skin is thick and wrinkled like a walrus, covered in sparse, coarse brown hair. Instead of tusks, it possesses two long, curving walrus tusks. Its trunk is shorter and thicker than a typical elephant's, more adapted for gripping slippery surfaces. It has small, beady eyes and large, paddle-like feet, ideal for swimming and walking on ice. A thick layer of blubber protects it from the cold.
Habitat
Arctic tundra and icy coastlines.
Dietary Behavior
Primarily consumes frozen tundra grasses and occasionally scavenges mammoth carcasses.
Evolutionary Origin
Resulted from ancient DNA fragments from extinct mammoth species merging with modern elephant genomes during a rare thaw event in the permafrost.
Behavioral Notes
Exhibits a pronounced fear of open water, despite its trunk's adaptation to filter ice.