Scientific Name: clanculo betulma

Family: Camoidae

Height: 2’5” | 0.73m

Weight - 37.0lb | 16.7kg

Salted Hidee-Hoo

INFORMATION

Salted Hidee-Hoo are a rare coastal species of the camoidae family, native to Hostiden’s salt-rich beaches and rocky shorelines such as Bubblegum Bay. Unlike their forest-dwelling cousins, Salted Hidee-Hoo have adapted to the harsh, salty environment by developing a unique body structure and behavior that allows them to thrive in these conditions. They live in small groups called a shrub consisting of 4 to 8 individuals. Salted Hidee-Hoo are very social and tend to settle near rock formations or tucked within clusters of coastal plants for protection from high tides and storms. They are known to form symbiotic relationships with other marine creatures, such as small crustaceans like the Corrogarra that shelter in their salty leaves which pick off small bugs that harm the Salted Hidee-Hoo. Salted Hidee-Hoo have specialized glands within their leaves and body tissue that allow them to store and process salt without suffering from dehydration. Excess salt is stored in their leaves, giving them their salty flavor. The salt-enriched leaves can be carefully harvested and dried to produce a fine, pink-hued salt known as bubble salt. The salt has a slightly sweet and floral undertone due to the presence of the Hidee-Hoo’s flowers.

Chloe’s Notes

“Their pink salt is so good! I have a salt shaker in my car, so if we ever go out to eat, I can always put on some this salt. The salt is very popular here in Hostiden but it is slightly pricey, being around Ħ20 for a single small bag… It’s so worth it though.”

- Chloe Monela