Pimchits (Picogryps cordifer) are a members of the tribe pycogrypini (tribe in the taxonomic sense, a collection of related genera) of intelligent microgriffins (family picogrypidae). Pimchits are highly communal, omnivorous griffins who construct extensive nests which are maintained and reused for indefinitely, baring their destruction by some outside force. Pimchit nests are often subterranean, but may also be constructed out of woven grass in the interior of thorny bushes or decaying trees, or in the walls of dwellings made by larger sophonts.
Pimchits live about 5 to 7 years on average, though they may live over a decade on rare occasions. Female pimchits lay clutches of 2-6 eggs twice a year in spring and summer. Eggs are laid in communal nest chambers and cared for by capable adults regardless of sex. Labor in Pimchit colonies is not strongly stratified, and jobs are filled as needed by any individual willing to work them, though most individuals tend to develop preferences and routines that dictate their role.
Pictures above are adult male (red markings) and female (black markings) Pimchits in summer coats. Below is an egg and day old hatchling, a week old nestling, a month old questling, and a 5 month old pinkpaws. Sexual maturity is obtained at one year of age.
Pimchits follow a type II survivorship curve, and tend to die randomly at any age.
