Pterosapien

Pterosapiens were a post-human race that evolved from the Flyers species.

Biology
This particular species was much like storks or eagles in that they had prehensile claws that helped them catch food and eventually function as hands. Unlike their other flyer cousins, this branch maintained their ability to fly as they also re-developed sapience. Despite being an aerial culture, they were able to build cities (much like nesting or perching aeries) and even re-discovered nuclear science. Because of their ability to fly, their civilization was very cosmopolitan.

Sadly, the Pterosapients paid a steep price for their evolutionary success. Although their supercharged hearts gave them the ability to evolve intelligence, it was also a major flaw, as it left them vulnerable to cardiovascular disease and individuals usually died before 30 terran years on average. This left a cultural sense of their own mortality, and as a result their libraries are among the richest in the realms of philosophy.

Pterosapients were a very productive society. Individuals matured by the age of 2 years, and middle aged by 15-16, and had one ten day vacation in their entire lives. There are no real social cliques, as aside from their short lifespans, their ability to fly and diffuse information made any social borders irrelevant and discrimination non-existent.

Appearances

 * All Tomorrows, by Nemo Ramjet (2008)