It's a dreadcock, which is essentially a huge rooster. They are trained as war mounts by Nox's people, and are extremely dangerous, being capable of decapitating a person with one swipe from their spurs. The wood elves are also small, being a bit shorter on average than humans, but not by a great deal, with males averaging about five to five and a half feet, and females averaging just a bit below that. Dreadcocks are about seven feet tall at the crest.