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Believe it or not... this might be the first ever illustration of the species that would, once I become an adult, evolve into the birrin you know.
The 'wings'; were for heat regulation, while the large colorful crest behind the head was actually a lung allowing direct gas transfer. The brain was ring shaped forming a collar around the 'neck'.
In these early days, the story was more human focused like Avatar, and followed our invasion of their world in our desperate hunt for resources.