07 March, 2010

Challenge #4: Cute and Terrifying (Fala)

Sara said 'animal, vegetable, mineral', and I decided that I wanted to do all three.

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The inspiration for the 'terrifying' half of this challenge is partially owed to a wee bird known as a shrike. The shrike's feet are so weak that it can not hold its prey in order to eat it, so it has taken to impaling its meals upon thorns and tucking in from there. In case of poisonous prey, the shrike has been known to leave said prey stuck into the thorns for days at a time so that the sun will dry up the toxins and make it safe to eat. Vlad would be proud.

Well. There it is. [/emporer from Amadeus]

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