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 Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:27 am
Username:Campien Mule SN's:Nicole Darkholme IoDM Newbie? (Y/N): Yes Serum:54,Otter(Sea Otter) CODE for your quest banner(s): 1.Donators
2.About Nicole
3.backround
4.Nicoles things
5.About the Sea otter
6.Other things
7.Art
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:33 am
Donations None so far sweatdrop
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:46 am
About Nicole Name:Nicole Darkholme
Gender:Female
Age:24
Nashnality:American
Hometown:Florida
Birthday December 5th
Occupation:Formor Medical Student,But now a Zoologist
Talents:Singing,darwng anime,and Pet Care
Fears:Being alone at night after watching a scary movie
Likes:Ice cream,Hot Chocolate,Video games and Pizza
Dislikes: work,work and more work
Nick Names:Buttons(she got called that from her high school friends)
Appearance:
Build: Tall and meduim
Skin:Meduim
Hair: Short spiky brown hair,With some blue streeks in her bangs.
Eyes:Chocolate brown
Personality:Bubbly,kind,some times snappy,gets competative and odd
Theme song/s:Not gonna get us,I will scarfice,All the things she said,ban tube top
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:49 am
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:52 am
Nicoles things CD player: For listening to music when Nicole has nothing ells to do. Drawing Pad:For Nicole to draw all her art in. Journale:So Nicole can write all her thoughts and what has happend in it. (more coming)
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:57 am
About the Sea Otter 
Hunted extensively for their luxurious fur—the densest of all mammals with up to 394,000 hairs per square centimeter— from 1741 onwards, sea otter populations were greatly reduced to the point of extermination in many parts of their historic range. By 1911 the world population was estimated to be just 1,000-2,000 individuals. Although several subspecies are still endangered, the otters have since been legally protected, and reintroduction efforts have shown positive results
With long, streamlined bodies, Sea Otters are built for life at sea. Exceptionally dense brown fur insulates the animal and retains air, creating an effective barrier between the water and the skin; this is important, as the otters lack insulating fat. Underneath each powerful front flipper is a pouch of skin used to temporarily store food collected during extended dives to the bottom. The front flippers also have retractile claws, while the hind flippers are longer, broadly flattened and webbed. They have a fairly short, thick, muscular tail.
Sea Otters have compact molars with smooth cusps; they are the only carnivores with no more than four lower incisors. Male sea otters may reach a maximum weight of 45 kilograms (nearly 100 pounds) and a length of up to 1.5 metres (nearly 5 feet). Females are smaller.
Generally sticking to shallow coastal waters of no more than about 55 metres in depth, Sea Otters are found most often in areas with rocky coastline and thick kelp forests; barrier reefs and intertidal areas are also inhabited. These otters may be considered a keystone species — they control the population of certain invertebrates which would otherwise run amok if unchecked. Chief among these invertebrates are sea urchins and abalone, a favourite prey of the otters. To eat prey in shells they often use rocks, which sit on their stomach, to break open the shell in order to get the creature inside.
Without predators to keep their numbers down, these and other grazers would devastate a kelp forest. Abalone, crabs, mussels, scallops, cephalopods, fish, chiton and snails are also prey to the Sea Otter. Individuals may show finicky preferences; despite this, they require 20-25% of their body weight in food each day.
Otters are taught feeding practices by their mothers, and groups of otters often show matrilineal differences in food preferences. Some lineages of otters are noted for their preference for gulls or sand crabs as food sources.
The otters themselves are threatened mostly by humans, sharks and Orcas.
Otters frequently eat while floating on the surface of the water. Otters like to relax and groom themselves this way after a hunt, and also use this method to fill up their fur with warm air bubbles for insulation.
Sea Otters may be either solitary or in groups called rafts when resting and cling to kelp so they do not float away while they are taking a nap. Females avoid males outside of breeding periods. Conflicting data regarding home range and migration of Sea Otters suggests their movements are dependent on availability of resources. Home ranges may be as large as 5.4 square kilometres, with most animals travelling found within 1-2 kilometres of the previous day's location.
Diurnal animals, most of a Sea Otter's day is taken up by foraging and grooming. Feeding activity peaks in the early morning and evening (crepuscular feeding); dives are fairly short, typically lasting no more than about 90 seconds. The otters wrap themselves in mats of kelp, securing them from the sway of currents while resting and feeding. Floating on their backs, the otters wash and (if necessary) pry open their prey with a favoured rock they keep in their pouch. Sea Otters present a rare example of mammalian tool use. They smack their enemies with rocks in the eye to blind them.
No set breeding season is observed, but peaks occur from May to June in northern populations and January to March in southern populations. Sea Otters are polygynous: that is, males have multiple female partners. Bonding does occur between the sexes during the female's estrus, which lasts all of three days. During these periods males will defend their territories; there is very rarely actual fighting involved, with most disputes being settled by raucous posturing. Females have characteristic scars from the males' habit of holding the former's head in their jaws during copulation.
Courtship between otters is very playful. When males and females are courting they swim and dive together, with the male twisting and doing corkscrews in the water to let the female know he is interested. The male will also swim facedown and they will swim more quickly than they would usually. Mating is said to be rough, the male biting the female on the nape of the neck or nose.
Gestation is approximately 218 days, although it can be prolonged from several days to several months if the fertilized egg does not immediately imbed itself in the uterine wall. During this suspension period, the egg remains unmoving. This may occur because the stormy tendencies of seas may disrupt the implantation. Gestation usually ends in a single birth; twins are a rarity, and usually only one of them survives. Pups are born weighing up to 2.3 kilograms; they are able to eat solids very soon after birth. The brownish yellow pups are cared for exclusively by the mother whom they are dependent upon for six months or more. The mother is responsible for teaching the pups how to hunt, dive, and groom effectively.
Males reach sexual maturity at 5-6 years of age with most females mature by four years. Sea Otters lead relatively long lives of up to 23 years in the wild.
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:13 am
Other things On the Island because: After work Nicole was making her way home after a long hard day of work. Pulling her keys out of her pocket, Nicole unlocked the front door as she walked in, 4 letters lay there on the ground 3 of them junk but the last one caught Nicole’s eye. Nicole scanned the letter, it said about that she had one a free trip to some Island. Nicole was silly enough to book a flight and go. One week later Nicole left her home in Florida to go to the Island the plain ride was strange for she was the only one on besides the crew of cores, an hour later Nicole arrived on the Island greeted by a red head man in a white coat. He said his name was Moreau and that’s all what was said. He took Nicole into a lab, Nicole thinking it was a little strange, Suddenly the lab doors shut fast and a horrible spray got sprayed in Nicole’s face making her drowsy and conk out.2 Hours later Nicole woke up Laying on a bed her arm hurt bad .Nicole looked at it thinking it was just a Mossy bite. After 3 weeks the ''bite'' started getting itchier and Nicole had developed an even better licking for swimming and sea food. Nicole started making friends on the Island, they told her about what Moreau did to you, Nicole had no problem with that it was just What she was turning into that mattered to her most. I'm a WHAT!:It has been 3 weeks since Nicole came to the island,her hair started getting much daker then it usally was,and for a strange reson Nicole didnt really like wearing shoose anymore,her friends just said it was part of what was happening to her,At lunch Nicole met with Moreau again.He started telling Nicole about everything then the question poped up,What am I turning into,Moreau chuckled to himself and said''A Sea Otter..''Nicoles jaw droped,he was turning her into a Otter,a otter,Nicoles eye gave a twitch,her hair would get shorter and she would get webed fingers and feet.Nicole gave a slight sigh befor getting up walking back to her room Nicole floped on the bed Shouting into her pillow.She didnt really mind but what the heck it was strange and quite creepy for her.
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:15 am
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:45 am
x___X Okies. Sorry if this is harsh but it's an attempt at constructive critique.
Firstly, you do know that anyone from Glasgow would automatically have a very pronounced/distinctive accent? Would you be writing in that accent or just bypassing it? As for being a Zoologist in Glasgow, that would be a VERY bad idea, the only zoo in Glasgow shut down several years ago and the nearest is in Edinburgh and jobs there are rarer than gold dust.
Also, no such thing as high school in Scotland, we don't have the American school system.
As for how she got to the island, Feral labs doesn't generally advertise I think so that wouldn't make sense, she couldn't just see a bulletin board and be all "Hey! Here I go!" I think you need to think a lot about the concept.
You also might want to try using Firefox 2, it has a built in spell checker, means you won't misspell the word "Scottish" and such.
Also no mosquitoes in scotland either so no "Mozzie bites" or familiarity with it.
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 8:36 am
o.o..ok*gose to redo*..Im sorry I did it as soon as I woke up,and pluss im sick today and I was sick yesterday,so please can you cut me some slack sweatdrop
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:19 am
Just so you know, if you ask for critique its what you will get. From Islanders to the Staff, they will bring you up on what you've put and how your grammar etc is. Critique is there to help you better your concept so that one day you'll hopefully get on the Island =)
I'm not trying to get at you, but maybe you shouldnt have worked on it when you are unwell. I know I dont do my best work when I'm ill ^_^
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:36 am
I know and thank you,Im redoing things right now and cheking it
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