D'ni wildlife

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1 Cavern Wildlife
2 Wildlife in other Ages
- 2.1 Wildlife in Games
3 Unseen Wildlife
4 External links

[edit] Cavern Wildlife

The fictional D'ni civilization of the Myst series live deep in an underground cavern with very little in the way of wildlife. There is, however, a plankton which lives in their undergound lake, which provides them with the majority of their light. This light-emitting organism provides light for half of their day, and is dormant for the other half, thus providing a simulation of night and day. Small references are made to salamanders and other species in the Cavern. In Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, explorers can see a large aquatic creature swimming in the Cavern's lake, and fireflies circling various lanterns in the neighborhood areas.

[edit] Wildlife in other Ages

Many of the D'ni's ages display lush wildlife, and a number of creatures and plants are seen in the computer games. Some ages, such as Eder Kemo in Uru, Haven in Myst IV: Revelation and Edanna in Myst III: Exile have huge amounts of wildlife.

[edit] Wildlife in Games

Myst and realMyst
- Myst Island
  - Tiny butterflies – Two small butterflies can be found in the woods.
  - Birds - Gull-like birds are flying about.
  - Conifer trees.
- Stoneship
  - realMyst only: Fish - A number of different fishes, such as eels, rays and globefishes.
  - realMyst only: Jellyfish - A green, translucent jellyfish.
  - realMyst only: Sea turtle - A brownish, camouflaged tortoise.
- Channelwood
  - Very tall conifer trees.
  - realMyst only: Frog - A small brown frog.
- Selenetic
  - Some red leaved trees
  - realMyst only: Bat - A bat that lives in caves.
- Mechanical
  - No known wildlife.
- K'veer
  - Myst V: End of Ages only: Bats - Black bats fly around near the cavern ceiling.
- realMyst only: Rime
  - Whale - A large, slow moving whale-like animal.^{[dubious — see talk page]}
  - Wolf-like howlings are heard by distant unseen animals.

Riven
- Riven
  - Ytram - An orange and black colored frog used for poison darts.
  - Wahrk - A large blue whale-like predator found in the ocean surrounding Riven.
  - Sunner - "...a cross between a baleen whale, a platypus, and a penguin", these are large blue aquatic creatures that are hunted by the Rivinese for food.
  - Webber - A small, brown fish.
  - Birds - A number of different, nameless birds can be seen and heard.
  - Golden Beetle - A small, yellow colored insect. Provides ink necessary for creating ages.
  - Other insects - There are a number of insects that can be seen and heard, but not examined closer.
  - There are a large number of animals that are depicted in Rivenese pictograms. All of these are presumed extinct.
- Tay
  - Birds - Unnamed, black, crane-like birds roam the sky.
  - Tree - A huge tree in which the moitey live.
- The 233rd Age
  - No known wildlife.

Myst III: Exile
- Tomahna
  - Bird of prey - Can be seen in the sky.
- J'nanin
  - Squee - A small, furry, rodent like creature that eats Barnacle Moss found in Edanna and J'nanin, but native only to Edanna. Their chirps cause Barnacle moss to swell up like a balloon.
  - Fly - A small insect that can be found in the main tusk.
- Edanna
  - Squee - Same as the J'nanin squee.
  - Redbreasted Grossamery - An orange Edanna bird with a wingspan of 6 to 7 feet. They feed on Nemel Lotuses.
  - Papilion Moth - A brown moth that lives in the swamp level of Edanna.
  - Electra Ray - A fish that lives in quaffler figs, and can produce a small electric shock. It resembles a cross between a cuttlefish and a ray.
- Voltaic
  - No known wildlife.
- Amateria
  - No known wildlife.

Myst IV: Revelation
- Tomahna
  - Bird - An unknown type of bird is found in Tomahna.
  - Insects - A few different types of insects, such as dragonfly and a glowing insect.
  - Gecko - A large gecko is found throughout the age.
- Haven
  - Bugs - Two species of unnamed bugs fly around Haven: a blue dragonfly and a sort of bee
  - Camoudile - A tan coloured carnivore that lives in the Haven grasslands. They are reptilian in appearance, but have a dog-like shape.
  - Cerpatee - A gargantuan sea monster that inhabits the Haven ocean. Presumed extinct.
  - Crab - An unnamed red crab lives near the shipwreck
  - Dan'ni - An frog with eyes on stalks far above its head. (Named after a MYST fan)
  - Karnak - A brown colored, bird-like creature that lives in the Haven shipwreck and lake. It is a piscivore and scavenger. They have eyes situated on stalks like a hammerhead shark.
  - Mangree - A very intellegent monkey-like creature that lives in the Haven rainforest.
  - Ornithophidian - A snake-like creature that will hold on tightly to something, and be immobile, unless stroked correctly. It then unfurls webbed wings and flies off. Used as a natural security lock.
  - Zeftyr - A mammalian herbivore that lives in the Haven swamp. They are fast, but incredibly stupid.
- Spire
  - No wildlife.
- Serenia
  - Ornithophidian - A snake-like creature that will hold on tightly to something, and be immobile, unless stroked correctly. It is important to note that the Ornithophidian is most likely not native to Serenia and was probably imported by Achenar from Haven.
  - Serenian Butterflies - Translucent butterflies that fly around Serenia. They reach wingspans of four feet.

Uru: Ages Beyond Myst
- Relto
  - No known native animals, though butterflies can be brought into the Age through a "Yeesha page"
- Gahreesen
  - Various Large Creatures - Not seen, but by calls and reports from DRC explorers, they are "like something out of a horror film." Presumed carnivorous.
- Kadish Tolesa
  - Frogs - Various frogs can be heard in many areas and are thought to either exist in the trees, or deep below the Age's solid, tree-dominated, area.
  - Butterflies - Butterflies can be found in a future instance of Kadish Tolesa.
- Eder Gira
  - Hawk - unknown hawk-like bird
  - "Gira Plant" - broad leaved plant
  - Octopus Plant - Strange plant with many tentacle-like arms and a small central flower
  - "Gira Ray" - small ray which glows at night
- Eder Kemo
  - Kemo - small multi-colored fish which gave the Age its name. Resembles a carp.
  - Keanulint - A large, spider-like creature which hangs by its tail from the cliffs in Eder Kemo, apparently eating the moss that grows there. Named by an explorer.
  - Puffers - Large, teardrop-shapped plant which sends out spores.
  - Trooms - Tall, trees with a red brain-like top. Wind blowing through the dangling portions of this plant make a moaning sound.
  - Fireflies - Fireflies native to Eder Kemo. They will gather around you if you walk slowly. Extremely sensetive to water.
- Teledahn
  - Buggaro - Strange insect-like birds. Its name means "big bug." Named by Douglas Sharper.
  - Shroomies - Giant aquatic creatures. Seem to be a cross between a whale and a spiny lobster. Large claws on the two front legs help it eat its food, mushrooms and flappers. They are easily spooked by loud noises.
  - Flappers - These flat, circular creatures eat the spores of the mushrooms in Teledahn.
  - Mushrooms - There are many giant species of mushrooms in Teledahn, and photos taken from before the Fall show that there were many many more back then. Their dissappearence was caused by industrial destruction of the Age and from Shroomies.
- Ahnohay
  - Quabs - small crabs that frighten easily.
  - Unnamed red trees - A large crimson tree.
  - Ning Trees - a strange type of crystal tree native ot Ahnohay's second sphere.
- Er'cana
  - No known wildlife, but has two plant species.
- Cleft
  - Ephemerals - small beautiful flower apparently native to the Cleft
  - Zone-Tailed Hawk - bird of prey native to the Cleft in New Mexico
- Ae'Gura
  - Algae - a red bioluminescent algae which used to light up the cavern, but has since died off slightly. Not native to the cavern.
  - Senomar - Unknown animal native to the cavern lake
  - Tredfish - Unknown fish native to the cavern lake
  - "Cavern Shark" - Unknown fish which patrols by the neighborhoods (It is possible that this is a Tredfish or Senomar, no details have been found on any of these animals.)

Myst V: End of Ages
- Direbo
  - Fireflies - Non-descript fireflies roam Direbo.
  - Antenna plants - tall plants that resemble TV antennas.
- Todelmer
  - No wildlife.
- Noloben
  - Bahro
  - Snakes - Protect the entrance to Esher's laboratory in Noloben. The Bahro fear the snakes' poisonous and paralytic venom.
  - Various sea birds - Various birds can be spotted in Noloben's skies.
- Laki'ahn
  - Laki - An aquatic creature that was captured and killed in an arena. Now nearly extinct. Only four are positively to exist, but more are probably out in the oceans, as their haunting calls echo over the water.
  - "Pirahna" birds - Small birds of prey that roam Laki'ahn. They are apparently scavengers, as the clean-picked Laki skeletons attest.
- Tahgira
  - Bacteria - Small heat-seeking bacteria create pathways that can be walked across.

[edit] Unseen Wildlife

There are a number of creatures that have been confirmed to exist, but have not yet been seen in any game.

- Negilahn
  - Tarpin Shal - Negilahn's most famous animal. No description currently available.
  - Pumi - pack-hunting animals.
  - Urwin - A large, flightless bird that feeds on Kiri.
  - Gahtsai - larger version of Kiri (?)
  - Kiri - small flying animals, possibly insects?
  - Nerim - slow-moving, beautiful animals.
  - Reepah - No description available.

(Note: all or most of these creatures are seen on a chart in the Ae'gura Museum.)

- Kahlo
  - Kamkenta - flying ray-like animals that live in hives. They were at one time ridden for entertainment. Named by an explorer, it's a rough translation of "I don't know".
- Aurack
  - Unknown carnivorous animals.