Order: Gryphons
Habitat: Forests, gardens
Diet: Insects and seeds
Status: Common, partially domesticated
Size: 6 inches long
Juniper Gryphons are an unusual species, that for many years was classified as its own family, and only recently grouped with the conventional gryphons. Junipers are very small, the largest being about 6 inches log from beak to rump. Their mammalian features more closely remember those of a mouse than of a cat, and their birdlike tendencies are very prominent.
Junipers are hard to spot in the wild, where they usually sport very dull, subtle coloring. They live in hollowed out nests in tree trunks. Domestic Junipers are bred for brighter colors and introduced into gardens, where they eat harmful insects. Wild or domestic, all Junipers are very frightened of any potential predators, and will hide when you come too close.
