Female Hatchling
Name: unnamed
Species: Kestrel Fox Simurgh
Birthday: Friday, May 26, 2023
Owner: Kestrad
Element: Neutral 
Fox simurgh hatchlings are playful and friendly enough when their companion or other hatchlings seek them out, but spend a great deal of time simply resting, sometimes seeming almost as if they are pondering something. Some speculate that the hatchling is trying to reconcile its two creature halves, but most believe they simply prefer to conserve their energy, so as to better hunt and surprise their favorite prey. Even at a very young age, they are skilled hunters, suddenly bursting into a wing-flailing pounce to pin an unlucky insect or mouse, before once again settling into pensive stillness.
With the cleverness of their fox half, the flight ability of their bird half, and the combined hunting prowess of both, kestrel fox simurghs are a sight to behold when taking down prey, and frequently kept for this skill. Significantly smaller than their wolf-based cousins, they most frequently catch rats, squirrels, and small birds, but it is not an uncommon sight to see a well-trained fox simurgh happily trotting up or winging over to its companion with a large hare or wild goose in its mouth, and much of the game that the Keep supplements its food for residents with is brought in this way. While these days, the Keep heavily frowns upon hunting for sport, there are records suggesting that long ago, Synaran nobles would make great social events out of hunts, and kept a great many fox simurghs to employ on these. Nowadays, they are still popular in Synara, but as pampered pets with the added benefit of keeping the city???s vermin population low.
Sprite art: Mysfytt | Description: Kestrad