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Mountain Breed Kirntaurs
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Mountain Kirns are bigger than Origin Kirns, sometimes twice their size. They're called 'mountain' Kirns because of their long hair and more flexible, individual toes, which imply that it would be at home on cold, rocky ledges. However, being a laboratory-made animal, no Mountain Kirn has ever really lived on a mountain.
Mountain Kirns make an odd, deep sort of sound that can best be described as 'BAAAAARP!' Their diet consists of tough weeds, leaves, and grasses that Origin Kirns have trouble digesting. They will sometimes eat branches, and thus have highly developed front teeth, similar to a beaver or rabbit. Fortunately, these teeth do not grow continuously, and they don't need to constantly chew to keep them the right size.
Mountain Kirns are generally less active than Origin Kirns. They often prefer basking in the sun over playing fetch. They are almost catlike in behavior, showing enough intelligence to learn tricks but also enough independence to refuse to learn. However, they are just as loyal to their masters as any Kirn, and when they can tell their owner is troubled they do what they can to help.
With their great size, the Mountain Kirn's love of cuddling can be a drawback at times. A full grown male Mountain Kirn is quite a handful for any human. It is reccomended that you stick to smaller breeds if you live with a lot of small children.

Sea Kirns
Sea Kirns have characteristics of seals, whales, and manatees. Instead of horns they have a blowhole at the top of their heads. Of course, this means that they have no real nose. Sea Kirns are surprisingly thin, with only a light layer of blubber. They are not meant to live in cold temperatures and stick near the coast. They are happy in either fresh or salt water, and can travel on land in the same sense that a seal or sea lion does.
Sea Kirns are as playful and intelligent as dolphins, which means that with some effort they can be taught to understand simple sign language and often make up their own games, using whatever toys or props are available. They are very affectionate and make excellent guides for children just learning to swim. Their young are about two and a half feet in length from the tip of their snout to the tip of their tail. They can grow to about six or seven feet long.
Make sure to have a large, clean area for your Sea Kirn to swim. A pool that is too small can quite literally drive them insane. Be sure that their swimming area is not too deep, for they can't dive all that deep or hold their breath very long in comparison with real seals and dolphins. If something is dropped into the bottom of a very deep pool, you aren't getting it back.

Kirn Mutants
While all Kirn breeds are mutations of the Origin Species, the 'Mutant' breed is an accidental random alteration. Mutants have long, pointed horns, long, squirrel-like tails, sharp claws, and batlike leathery wings. We assume that their DNA is derived from squirrels, bats, and deer, but Labtech311 never created that specific variation. While the source of the Kirn Mutants is unknown, the Mutant gene seems to be hereditary. They are to be treated as a normal breed.
Mutants have the same intelligence level and disposition of normal Origin Kirns, that is, they are much like dogs in their behavior. However, they seem to be blissfully unaware of their sharper horns and claws, which can lead to many injuries to everyone involved. Their wings are too small to support their dense bones in flight, and they rarely do so much as flap. It's as if they don't realize they have wings because they're not supposed to have them. It may be tempting to have your Mutant de-horned and de-clawed, but we strongly disapprove of frivolous body alterations of our animals.

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