![]() ![]() The Metkayina have evolved characteristics conducive to an aquatic lifestyle of swimming and diving. The sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, introduces Na'vi from the Metkayina tribe with a number of qualities that distinguish them from the blue-skinned Omatikaya clan in Avatar. In addition to feline features, the species were redesigned to seem more human so audiences could better relate to them. Cameron recalled when one of the main characters, Neytiri, was originally drawn, she had gills and other protuberances. The Na'vi were initially conceived to be more alien in appearance. In the original script, Cameron refers to these as "Jubilees", although the word is not used in the film and may be changed by the time the novel is published. This organ allows them to connect with other organisms, transferring electrochemical signals such as thoughts and memories. The Na'vi also have a distinctive tendril feature protruding from the back of their heads, surrounded by hair (resembling a long plait or queue), feeding directly into the brain. Their bones are reinforced with naturally occurring carbon fiber. While taller than humans, they have narrower proportions in body frame. The Na'vi differ from humans in having blue striped skin, pointed and mobile ears, large eyes, catlike noses and tails, and hands each with three fingers and a thumb (hybrid avatars, on the other hand, retain the five-fingered hands of their human DNA). They are humanoid in appearance and are 9 to 10 feet (2.7 to 3.0 m) tall, having pairs of eyes, ears, arms, legs and feet like humans, as well as a nose, a mouth, and expressions recognizable to humans. In Avatar, the Na'vi are an indigenous species that live on Pandora.
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