RandLer Lore

Fellow mythical beasts:

You may have seen my drawing "If Randlers Were Real".  I had a lot of fun with the "field biologist's observation journal" approach, and it led me to wondering -- what else do we know about our mascot? I'd love to do more drawings/journal entries in this style, but need more information to go on, and don't want to commandeer the creativity. Perusing the original discussion thread about the RandLer didn't produce much beyond the original winning concept drawing (here).

Things a field biologist investigating the elusive RandLer might wonder about:

- Are the wings vestigial (meaning it can't actually fly, like emus and kiwi birds)? They don't appear to be large enough for to support it's weight.

- If the wings are functional, how functional are they? Can it fly, or merely glide?

- The tail tuft and wings are colorful -- is that true for all RandLers, or only mature ones or only males?

- When do the antlers grow in? Do they shed like deer antlers?

- What is its environment? Lots of people I've talked to seem to think a forest of some sort. Is it even constrained by environment?

I'm curious what other mythical beasts think!  Maybe your thoughts will inspire my next drawing (whenever that happens).