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The Griffneight (Alces Camelus), also referred to as the Vampire Moose of Westland and Devil’s Brigadier is the second smallest member of the deer family. The Griffneight is often compared to a small moose although distinguishable between their larger (Skinnier) tails, their two protruding canine teeth, unusually skinny legs, a hump on their back and rigid hooves. They traditionally live in forested areas in North America, and usually are the size of a deer standing 4ft to 5ft. These animals are also relatively fast and can run up to 45-55 mph to avoid predators like humans, wolves, coyotes, and jaguars. They have the potential to weigh as much as 180 pounds.

The term Alces Camelus, derives directly from the secondary scientific terms for Camel (Camelus) and Moose (Alces Alces). Meaning that the legitimate scientific name of the Griffneight would be the “Moose Camel.” However, its odd name comes from its original discoverer Griffith Von Neight who is famously recorded saying “Its Neight! Neight, you !@#$.”

Griffneights are some of the best escape artist around - they run from their enemies, or use their sharp teeth to fight enemies if absolutely needed. They also hide until a predator gets close then they make an explosive escape. And if you are trying to follow their trial it won’t work because they often do circles and cross their own path to make their tracks hard to follow. They are also known to spit like their ancestor camels do to distract their enemies.

Similarly to many species from the deer family, the Griffneight travels in a group (Usually consisting of ten or more) known as a Joshbar. Griffneights are known to generally have a single mate throughout the mating season between January and February however, there have been cases of Griffneight males (known as Berries) of having two or even three mates within its entirety. Baby Griffneights (Also known as Fauns) can generally live to be twenty-five years of age in captivity and an alarming 10 - 15 in the wild. Generally, a family of Griffneights will consist of one to two Fauns, a Berry, and mother Griffneight however, the mother is usually the one who raises the child; while Berries go out with fellow males from their total Joshbar (Usually one). Due to their absurdly fast speed a Griffneight has few natural predators including wolves, coyotes, jaguars and the species that has lead them to near extinction humans. Their diet consists of usually small grass and leaves however, with their unusually sharp teeth they have been known to eat smaller mammals such as platypus, possums and even squirrels when food becomes scarce.