User blog comment:Zephyr the Exalted/Make-a-Mutt Workshop/@comment-25959741-20150805004612

Name of Mutt: Cloaked Avian Terror

Description of Appearance: The CAT (by god coincidental abbreviation) is a monstrous winged beast, standing at 7ft on it's long and thin legs. It's feet are large claws capable of snatching medium sized animals and humans. It's shades are patches of orange and black, good for camouflage in a fall enviroment. It's face is horrendously twisted to resemble an elder woman, giving terror at who looks at it. It's facelike features resemble an owl, the beak being short and narrow and the eyes wide and bright. Owl features coupled with the face of a woman give it it's name, the black plume of feathers that fall over it's face give it the appearance of a cloaked being.

Abilities: Extremely huge wingspan, strength to lift up large objects, immense size and features to instill fear and terror in it's foes. They have adept night vision as well, and are very well camouflaged in fall colors. Extremely fast flyer due to large wings.

Weaknesses: The mutt isn't suitable for flying in tightened spaces, as in between trees or such. Being so large as it is, it can't get into structures or holes underground, giving tributes placed to hide. It also only attacks at dusk and dawn, due to the coloring of it easily matching the lighting of dusk and dawn.

How samples were taken into consideration: The CAT was at first three genes of animals mashed into one, but the creature was too hideous and small to actually do any damage. The second attempt made it larger and extended it's legs, but it's talons were to massive and it couldn't fly because of it. The third time they fixed many issues, but realized it's color was too bright. They lowered it from bright yellow to an autumn orange. They finalized the fourth time with it's behaviour, set to only attack at certain times of the day.

Additional information: The CAT nests in colors resembling it's feathers.