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a species of flightless animal that can fly… once.

Item#: XXXX

Level1

Containment Class:

euclid

Secondary Class:

none

Disruption Class:

dark

Risk Class:

notice

link to memo

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An instance of SCP-XXXX-B in arboreal containment

An instance of SCP-XXXX-B in arboreal containment

Special Containment Procedures: All 46 living instances of SCP-XXXX-A are to be housed offsite at Wilson’s Wildlife Solutions (GoI-466) headquarters in a standard rodent enclosure suitable for population size, to be equipped with moss bedding, food, water, and various natural material (including toys, caves, platforms, and bridges) not exceeding a height from the enclosure floor greater than 120 centimeters.

48 hours prior to a scheduled XXXX-1 event, all healthy instances of SCP-XXXX-A are to be brought to Site 64 and housed inside of a large arboreal and avian enclosure for observational scientific documentation. All resultant instances of SCP-XXXX-B are to remain in containment within Site 64, with remaining SCP-XXXX-A instances returned to Wilbur’s Wildlife Solutions.

Deceased instances of SCP-XXXX-B are to be cleaned out of their enclosure 30 days after a XXXX-1 event and their corpses assessed and processed by the SCP-XXXX Conservation Initiative (CI-XXXX) before disposal.

Study of SCP-XXXX mating behavior as well as SCP-XXXX breeding projects are to be conducted under the approval of the CI-XXXX project leadership in accordance to the SCP Foundation’s Department of Parazoology protocol for critically endangered biological anomalies¹.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a species of small rodent which bears some anatomical resemblance to the Norway lemming (L. lemmus) and Siberian flying squirrel (P. volans). SCP-XXXX instances weigh approximately 200 grams as a healthy adult and possess thick fur with the upper parts being a brindled grey-brown and underparts ranging in hue from pale orange to slate grey.

While all instances of SCP-XXXX possess the characteristic patagium webbing structure typical to most flying mammalian species and are excellent climbers, the appendages of SCP-XXXX-A entities are too short to provide ample aerodynamic support for gliding and SCP-XXXX-A entities attempting to drop a distance larger than 250 centimeters are generally at risk of injuring themselves.

SCP-XXXX-B possesses longer appendages than SCP-XXXX-A and can glide as well as initiate short bursts of flight by means of flapping their arms like a bat. SCP-XXXX-B instances are arboreal and sapient, but are as of yet generally unable to survive beyond 30 days after an XXXX-1 event.

SCP-XXXX is currently taxonimized as Anomalurus Tarynoptae by the Department of Parazoology and is considered critically endangered.

Addendum XXXX.1 — XXXX-1 Event: XXXX-1 events occur species-wide at the start of the eighth month in the lunar calendar. Electronic recording of SCP-XXXX brain activity the night of an XXXX-1 event has recorded evidence of increased brain activity similar in volume to that of the average adult human beginning at sundown². All instances of SCP-XXXX have shown themselves to be restless and unable to fall unconscious without heavy sedation during this effect until the conclusion of the XXXX-1 event.

Approximately 2 hours before dawn, instances of SCP-XXXX-A will seek the highest ground they can access with a sheer drop and demonstrate typical rodent behavior associated with distress. SCP-XXXX-A instances will generally remain on this elevated platform for anywhere between 10 to 35 minutes, although cases lasting as long as one to two hours are not uncommon especially amongst older SCP-XXXX-A instances. After this period, the instance will either walk away from the ledge showing an immediate decrease in brain activity back to that of a standard rodent, or jump off of the platform and transform instantaneously into SCP-XXXX-B, appendages growing longer with more developed patagium as well as retaining the same enhanced level of brain activity despite no apparent development of increased cerebral structure to support the higher volume of activity.

SCP-XXXX-A instances prevented from participating in an XXXX-1 event by means of sedation or mechanical prevention result show signs of lethargy and antisocial behavior at the conclusion of an XXXX-1 event, eventually refusing food and becoming more susceptible to illness as health and wellness deteriorates rapidly³.

Addendum XXXX.2 — Discovery and Acquisition: SCP-XXXX was discovered by the foundation after repeated reports to Latvian municipal authorities of small hamster-like creatures falling from the sky in September of 1987 near Erglu Cliffs. After initial documentation and observation confirmed the existence of the anomaly, recovery agents were dispatched under the guise of hunters and managed to secure ~200 instances of SCP-XXXX-A.

Addendum XXXX.3 — Population Documentation: The following chart displays a brief overview of the records of SCP-XXXX population yearly alongside information on foundation conservation attempts relevant to each yearly period. For the complete spreadsheet of SCP-XXXX population records, see Research document Blah blah blah. Yearly periods are designated to begin 31 days following an XXXX-1 event and end 30 days after the following year’s XXXX-1 event.

Yearly Period: 1987-1988

Population Record: 200 instances of SCP-XXXX-A are captured by Foundation operatives over the course of the year.
21 Captured instances become SCP-XXXX-B following XXXX-1 event.
All contained XXXX-B instances die 30 days following XXXX-1 event, alongside 127 recovered bodies of wild SCP-XXXX-B.

Foundation trials: SCP Foundation established a small-scale observational base in SCP-XXXX’s native environment to document and observe species behaviour.
Captured instances of SCP-XXXX-A are taken to Site-SOMETHINGOROTHER and undergo testing for anomalous behavior. Studies show negative results but captured instances continue to be housed by the foundation to the end of the year as a precaution.

Year summary: SCP-XXXX-A instances both captured and observed in the wild displayed no anomalous characteristics for almost a year. At the dawn of the 8th lunar month in the year of 1988, contained and wild instances of SCP-XXXX-A are observed to undergo XXXX-1 event at which point SCP-XXXX’s anomalous effects became evident to foundation workers.

Note: SCP Department of Parazoology authorizes further containment efforts of SCP-XXXX wild population and formal categorization as an SCP.

Yearly Period: 1988-1989

Population Record: 427 SCP-XXXX-A instances in containment.
61 become instances of SCP-XXXX-B and terminate alongside 78 recovered wild SCP-XXXX-B instances.

Foundation trials: SCP Foundation increases efforts over this year to capture instances of SCP-XXXX-A and move them into containment at Site-WHATSHISFUCK.
Study of wild population relative to the previous years tagging efforts indicate a current population size estimate of ~5000.

Year summary: Wild population annual fatality rate to XXXX-1 is estimated at three percent. Foundation fatality rate to XXXX-1 rose to nearly 15 percent as opposed to previous year’s 10 percent.
The sharp increase is presumed to be due to overcrowding and poor enrichment accommodations in SCP-XXXX-A containment enclosure.

Note: Due to substantially higher fatality rate to XXXX-1 among contained instances of SCP-XXXX, Foundation Department of Parazoology authorizes the relocation of contained SCP-XXXX to Site-64, increase in habitat quality standards.

Footnotes

1. See Dept. of Parazoology email for information regarding the current Sustain, Conserve, Proliferate initiative.

2. Further research into this phenomena is ongoing within the CI-XXXX initiative.

3. While the foundation has the resources to prevent these animals from starving themselves, no withheld SCP-XXXX-A instances have survived longer than four months after. As such, further attempts of withholding SCP-XXXX-A instances from participation in an SCP-XXXX-1 event are unauthorized.