What are they?

What are they?
Not much is known about the origins of these two unique hybrids. What is sure is that their development displays an example of Mother Nature’s infinite imagination. Scientists now believe that crab-bats and bat-crabs were once one unified species until an earthquake shook the ground, causing a mountainous divide. The tribe was separated with what is now the crab-bats inhabiting the lower valley and the bat-crabs populating the upper mountains.

The crab-bats flourished by feeding on insects and grub worms, and the bat-crabs survived on small birds. Though both animals can fly, the crab-bats are much more skilled on the ground, while the bat-crabs are swift and agile in the air. The two developing species lived in relative peace until a flood filled the valley, causing the crab-bats to look to higher ground for food. The bat-crabs, did not welcome the arrival of their long-lost brethren.

No one knows for sure who drew first blood. Some theorists believe that the crab-bats began the epic battle when they clawed the bat-crab queen to death. Others say that the crab-bats actions were in response to the bat-crab kidnapping of the crab-bat alpha male. What is for certain, is that the two brethren are now engaged in an epic civil war with no end in sight.