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===Genetic variety=== | ===Genetic variety=== | ||
[[File:JackalCloseup.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A closeup on a Ruuhtian Kig-Yar's face. Notice the razor-sharp teeth and scaly skin]] | [[File:JackalCloseup.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A closeup on a Ruuhtian Kig-Yar's face. Notice the razor-sharp teeth and scaly skin]] | ||
Unique even among the diverse assortment of the other client species of the Covenant, the Kig-Yar species has vast genetic variation within their race.<ref name="waypointuniverse"/> The Kig-Yar species is represented by at least three morphologically distinct subtypes. These include the mainstream "Jackals" of [[Ruuht]],<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2988575_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2988575 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 39'']</ref> the notably reptilian Jackals of [[Ibie'sh]], and the more physically robust and more avian "[[Skirmisher]]s" of [[T'vao]] | Unique even among the diverse assortment of the other client species of the Covenant, the Kig-Yar species has vast genetic variation within their race.<ref name="waypointuniverse"/> The Kig-Yar species is represented by at least three morphologically distinct subtypes. These include the mainstream "Jackals" of [[Ruuht]],<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2988575_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2988575 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 39'']</ref> the notably reptilian Jackals of [[Ibie'sh]], and the more physically robust and more avian "[[Skirmisher]]s" of [[T'vao]]. Many [[xenobiology|xenobiologists]] believe the morphological variation among the Kig-Yar likely represents diverging evolutionary pressures in response to varied environments and ecosystems on prehistoric Eayn and, subsequently, their various interplanetary colony worlds. However, all of the known variations of the species have the ability to effectively breed with all other subtypes of the Kig-Yar species and exhibit no marked cognitive differences.<ref name="waypointuniverse"/><ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''' (2011), ''pages 56-57''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/theuniverse/characters/video/the-jackals/24dc0ecc-8cf0-473a-aae3-266fe6019d61?filter=all '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Jackals'']</ref> | ||
Kig-Yar from Ruuht (known as [[Ruuhtian]]s) typically exhibit light brown, tan, or sallow skin tones, with green skin appearing less often;<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[Origins]]'' and ''Homecoming''</ref><ref name="Bulletin">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-9-24-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': The Halo Bulletin: 9.24.14'']</ref> flexible quills on the head and forearms among males, with calloused plates among females; and elongated heads with bulbous eyes and beak-like snouts. The most common head morphology involves a downward-sloping snout,<ref>'''Halo 3''', '''Halo: Reach''', and related media</ref> though specimens with straight snouts are also common.<ref>'''Halo 2'''</ref><ref>''Halo: Uprising''</ref><ref group="note">In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', Jackals have squat heads, very bulbous eyes, baleen-like teeth, and dark green or reddish orange skin. This design has not been featured in any subsequent media and has seemingly been retconned from existence by ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''. ''Anniversary'' instead uses the ''Halo: Reach'' design, though it is scaled down to the original Jackals' smaller frame, giving the Jackals squat heads and much shorter necks.</ref> | Kig-Yar from Ruuht (known as [[Ruuhtian]]s) typically exhibit light brown, tan, or sallow skin tones, with green skin appearing less often;<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[Origins]]'' and ''Homecoming''</ref><ref name="Bulletin">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-9-24-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': The Halo Bulletin: 9.24.14'']</ref> flexible quills on the head and forearms among males, with calloused plates among females; and elongated heads with bulbous eyes and beak-like snouts. The most common head morphology involves a downward-sloping snout,<ref>'''Halo 3''', '''Halo: Reach''', and related media</ref> though specimens with straight snouts are also common.<ref>'''Halo 2'''</ref><ref>''Halo: Uprising''</ref><ref group="note">In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', Jackals have squat heads, very bulbous eyes, baleen-like teeth, and dark green or reddish orange skin. This design has not been featured in any subsequent media and has seemingly been retconned from existence by ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''. ''Anniversary'' instead uses the ''Halo: Reach'' design, though it is scaled down to the original Jackals' smaller frame, giving the Jackals squat heads and much shorter necks.</ref> | ||