BARKOAL
& RUFFSKETCH
The Charcoal Canine
Based on charcoal drawing and canine scent tracking - These wooden wolves use their charcoal snouts to navigate, marking territory and drawing pathways in the process. They enjoy scribbling on trees and rocks around their den for enrichment.
A pack of wild Barkoal tracking a scent trail, as one stops to observe a falling snowflake.
DOMESTICATION
SYNESTHESIA
Barkoal have a superheightened sense of smell, being able to visualize the scent trails around them as spiraling paths. They are able to detect seemingly untracable scents and retrace the exact path of a scent carrier.