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Common Name: Glameow, Nyarmar
Scientific Name: Gracilifelis tortilecaudus
Description: Glameow are small feline pokemon, measuring 10 inches at the shoulder and 50 inches long, 30 inches of which is tail. Glameow's extremely long tail is prehensile, often held above the body in a twisted coil when not being used for climbing. Glameow have long necks for their size, with the head often held alertly a good six inches above the body. The ears and eyes are large, and the paws are slender with retractable claws.
Glameow are usually a shade of slate gray, with white paws, white tips to the ears, a white muzzle, and a white tuft on the end of the tail. Wild Glameow usually have shaggy, rather unkempt fur, but captive ones are usually groomed to have feathering on the neck, elbows, and ankles. They have long whiskers, and blue eyes with yellow sclera. Glameow's eyelids are hairless, pink, and very expressive.
Range: Glameow are native to Sinnoh's western lowlands, though captive escapes have persisted in the eastern part of the region as well.
Habitat: Glameow live in both closed and open woodlands. They spend most of their time in the canopy, and make their dens in tree hollows. Glameow can also be found in suburban areas and parks, where they may inhabit attics.
Call: Glameow's most common cry is a bouncy hiccup, so high-pitched it's almost a squeak. They will also purr when content and growl when aggravated.
Diet: Glameow are hunters of small, nonpokemon vertebrates, though they will occasionally take young Chatot. They hunt in the canopy, usually at dawn and dusk, stealthily creeping up on their prey.
Life Cycle: Glameow live mostly solitary lives, interacting with other Glameow in the breeding season in early spring. They display several interesting behaviors while courting, including flashing their eyelids and weaving, entwining, and flicking their tails. The white tail tuft is believed to be crucial in this communication, as Glameow that lose the tips of their tails rarely breed.
Glameow kittens hatch in litters of two to five. They are helpless and blind, but develop quickly. They will leave their tree-cavity nests to hunt with their mothers in just ten weeks, and leave entirely just a few weeks later.
Glameow may live 16 years.
Relationship with Humans: Although they are not the easiest pokemon to care for, Glameow are popular pets in Sinnoh. Despite collection for the pet trade, Glameow are still fairly abundant, as they will live in disturbed areas and secondary growth. Wild Glameow have even been found in suburban areas and parks, though these may be domestic escapes. These feral populations are sometimes maintained by feeding from well-intentioned neighbors, but are considered pests by others.
There is no great arena demand for this pokemon.
Naturalist's Notes: Glameow are slightly psychic, able to cause drowsiness and loss of focus in predators, such as Staraptor. They also show an unusual ability also found amongst other felids, that of mimicking other pokemon's behaviors without seeing them first, likely by reading them directly from the other pokemon's memories.