Mutt Contest VI

Name of Mutt: Shurtle

Brief Summary: Shurtle's were originally created to transport weapons and other goods over great bodies of water. Scientists needed a mutt that was both sturdy, and swift. They also needed it to be fit to care for itself. Once a shurtle gets it's fins on something, it keeps it, acting as if it's life depends on it. The shell that it inherited from the sea turtle is broad and flat, offering a great amount of protection, and making it easier to keep things in order. Besides the shell, however, there is nothing else Shurtles take from Sea Turtles, with the exception of their pale green shade, and their ability to live on both water and land. Shurtles prefer water, however, and can only live on land for minutes at a time. The rest of their traits, both physical, and temperamental, are that of a hammer head shark. The long, narrow faces, the razor sharp teeth, the blinding speed, large size, and most of all, the pure hatred for anything other than itself are all very close to that of the shark. It takes little to anger one. Merely looking at one can be taken as a threat. As a challenge. It was quickly realized that the Shurtles were next to useless, though. Yes, they did get all of the cargo from point A to point B, but often times they would have to be killed just so that the cargo could be retrieved. Thinking that eventually, they would die off, they left them deep within the shores of District Four. The Capitol underestimated them, though. Although they were harshly endangered, the Shurtles lived on.

Poision, Edible, or Neither? Edible.

Name of Mutt: Leopard Leaper
Brief Summary: One night a man of high authority from the Capitol discovered that they were not receiving enough Coal and other items from the Districts 1 and 12. So, off they sent multiple people from the Capitol to discover the problem. They then discovered that there were too many workers in one mine, and they didn't have enough mines to fit them all. The Capitol people all went home and studied this. What was causing all of this? Then they discovered it. They didn't have enough room to store all of the miners, so they couldn't work as well. So, scientists invented the Leopard Leaper. The Leopard Leaper was a creature that if intimidated, they will explode, although the explosion does not leave toxic air behind so miners can go into the mine without risking their lives. This has created a big improvement on the stuff that miners give to the Capitol. They discovered that the explosions, if you are close enough, can injure a person badly, usually resulting in death. So, the Leopard Leaper was now introduced as a Mutt in the games.

The Leopard Leaper is a creature that stands up much like a human. It has markings like a Leopard does, and it has 4 legs. This is a picture of what one would look like (minus it's leopard markings).



Poision, Edible, or Neither? The Leopard Leaper is poisonous, because of the toxic gas it holds inside of it's body. But, the legs, are edible (if you can get close enough to it and chop it's legs before it explodes)

(Yes, I based this off of a Minecraft character. Call me a geek.)