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The race is regarded as "thin", as their bodies lack a subcutaneous layer common among humans and humanoid species. This can serve as a determent for adapting to different climates. Furthermore, vulpines tend to lack physical strength due to their small frames. Life expectancy is less than that of an average human.
== The Vulpine Anatomy ==
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===Variants===
Within the vulpine species there exists
== Advantages and Disadvantages of the Vulpine Anatomy ==
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To date, no evidence of a vulpine-fox hybrid has ever been found. The only tangible proof seems to come from an obscure collection of tools found in a bog outside of Iruk, Vekaiyu. Named "Fesali's Tools" after the discoverer, Vinsent Fesali, a farmer, a sharp stone was found next to some string, and another was found next to a heavily eroded stick. The exact date has
proven a challenge, but carbon-12 dating has determined the horsehair string attached to one of the rocks to be fifty to one hundred million years old. It is the belief that the sentient being that created it was capable of fashioning intricate tools, killing animals larger than itself (judging by the small grips on one stick), and had dexterous hands that required walking on two legs.
Scientists are unsure as to when or how fennec vulpines developed, especially given the distance between Gondwana and Yasteria, but two main theories have emerged. The first, and the generally accepted one, is that southern vulpines migrated to the Anabat desert following humans some 50,000-40,000 years ago, and eventually adapted to the harsh desert climate genetically. The second, less supported theory is that fennec vulpines actually developed completely independently, evolving from fennec foxes around the same time that other vulpines evolved from Yasterian foxes. While fixing the issue of the continent gap, it is frequently dismissed as too coincidental and lacking too much supporting evidence.
According to the Unified Bipedalism Theory, Vulpines belong to the [[Bipedaliforma]] suborder. This theory states that Proto-Bipedaliform was their ancestor who was fully sentient. Their descendents diverged into the ''Ambidactyliforma'' group which had opposable thumbs and outcompeted the ''Unidactyliforma''. Some ''Ambidactyliforma'' split of into the ''Plantigradidae''. Those that continued waking on their toes were grouped into the ''Digitigradidae''. They split off into the ''Lycaniform'' and ''Gatiform'' groups. The ''Lycaniform'' group is believed to contain the genera ''Alepis'' and ''Lycanis''. Whereas the Lupines belong to ''Lycanis'', the Vulpines are believed to belong to ''Alepis alepis''.
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