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Cava have an upright, humanoid appearance, but their skeletal structure differs significantly from most other sapient species. Like many therapods, parts of cavan skeletons are pneumatised and hollow, strengthened with criss-crossing struts. This provides great strength, comparable to mammalian bones, whilst being much lighter. Cava possess a vestigial keel bone on their sternum, which often appears as a noticeable bulge on the chest. Cavan Legs possess a digitigrade arrangement and their digits are tetradactyl, with four for each limb. Cavan feet have an anisodactyl arrangement and the hands consist of one opposable thumb and three main digits. Their skulls and beak are remarkably similar to that of corvids, indicative of their ancestors' generalist lifestyle and omnivorous diet. Intracranial volume is typically somewhat smaller than other sapient species, however the neuron and synapse density is greater and seems to result in equivalent general intelligence. Average lifespan is slightly longer than humans, adjusted for the fact that most Cava live in developed nations.
The entire body of a Cava save for its forelimbs is covered in thick plumage. The feathers come in a range of colours, black being the most common but
Individual Cava are androgynous and have few sexually dimorphic features, and thus without closer inspection it is difficult to discern an individuals sex based on appearance or voice. Eggs only develop when fertilised and the usual clutch size is one, with incubation taking 6 months.
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