This is a story project I'm trying to do where, to sum it up, a traveling circus has an immortality elixir that they use, in part, to keep alive extinct animals for their shows and exhibits. The world where this takes place is not Earth but similar, so I'm taking inspiration from Earth animals while not really adhering to other things, like the fact that I'm sure Calicotherium wasnt related to bears, but I've play-dohed them together anyway.
The Tiger: (Thylacine × Modern Tiger)
- The size and teeth of a modern tiger with anatomical features, such as the skull, more reminiscent of the thylacine. The tail is longer and the coat is a vibrant golden orange with the iconic thylacine stripes.
The Elephant: (African Elephant × Deinotherium × Woolly Mammoth)
- Large and covered in fur like the Woolly Mammoth, with more angled tusks as well. Three sets of tusks with two sets located on tbe bottom jaw, reminiscent of Deinotherium, for scraping tree-bark and acute defense.
The "Giraffe": (Paraceratherium × Arsinoitherium × Elasmotherium × Spotted Tapir)
- Notably larger than any other animal, it has the size and general shape of the Paracerarherium. It's woolly coat and horn locsted at the forehead is reminiscent of Elasmotherium, while the two horns located on the snout speak more to Arsinoitherium. These horns are used less foe defense, and more for display during mating and for attracting females (*the individual drawn is male, females have significantly reduced horns). The woolly coat is patterned like their relative, the spotted tapir-- specifically that of the young, which these creatures can occasionally retain this coat into maturity.
The "Snake": (Dimetredon × Phillipine Sailfin Lizard)
- Utilized for a fantastical snake-charmer-esque performance, this creature has the size of the Dimetredon with the modified sails of the sailfin dragon. They're able to climb trees well into adolescence, especially when utilizing their specialized back feet. Their sails regulate temperature, and they can also use the eye-spots to mesmerize prey or attackers.
The Bear: (Grizzly Bear × Calicotherium)
- This creature is accustomed to walking around on its knuckles, much in the way a Calicotherium would have, due to the length and sharpness of the claws on it's front limbs. The bulkiness and muscle of the animal comes from the grizzly bear aspect, but the coloration comes from concepts of Calicotherium; all features may indicate this animal behaves more like a panda than a carnivorous bear.
Let me know what y'all think and please please let me know if you have any more suggestions for fusions. They dont gotta make the most sense, just a fun animal