Yolkihh

The Yolkihh is a flying creature native to the Fire Plains.

Description
Often mistaken for a Vulcanite, the Yolkihh is actually a flying mammal. It is known for secreting an oily fire-proof gelatinous sticky fluid which sticks to its body. The creature remains aloft by taking advantage of the shifting convection currents, setting itself aflame with Maj while cooling the air beneath it protecting itself from both predators and the intense heat emanating from the nearby lava. As a result, it appears as a firey bat-shaped creature.

However, the Yolkihh has to sacrifice some external sensory organs to be able to protect its fleshy skin completely from the heat. Yolkihh are both blind and deaf, so they instead rely on utilizing telepathic and telekinetic energy for detecting its surroundings. It uses telepathic signals to detect other organisms by sensing electrical currents and brain signals flowing within their bodies. Using telekinetic energy, it will "tickle" other objects to detect how easily it moves. As a result, it can detect its favorite food, Ash crops, fairly easily as they are usually the flimsiest objects in the area. Muruu-fai however will hunt them using fake Ash crops as traps.

Unlike most Ucharpli mammals which are only active at night, the constant cloud cover in the Fire Plains blocks both sunlight and ultraviolet radiation, so the Yolkihh is active at almost all times. When it sleeps, it hang itself high on a Rockbark tree out of reach by predators.

Habitat and range
Yolkihh are found wherever there are Rockbark trees and Ash crops. Both plants are integral to their survival in the harsh Fire Plains. They utilize Rockbark for shelter and Ash crops for food.

Yolkihh cannot survive outside of the Fire Plains as they become exposed to UV radiation during the daylight. Therefore, they stay close to the inner Fire Plains where lava flows on the surface. Stray Yolkihh are infamous for causing forest fires in the area north of the Fire Plains.

Diet
Yolkihh are oppurtunistic, solitary omnivores. They feed on Ash crops, thick stalks packed with nutrients, but they will also feed off on Flareflies, tiny glowing insects, as well as dead animals. To be able to eat their foods, they use four proboscides which can draw out nutrients from multiple parts of its food.

They are preyed upon by Yol'leo which are adept to catching low-flying Yolkihh.

Reproduction
Yolkihh courtship involves chasing one another through the high canopies of Rockbark trees.