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Introduction to Earth Zoology, Wednesday, period 1
"Welcome back," Jenkins greeted at the top of class. "I apologize for last week. Suffice to say, when invited to go investigate a haunted toy factory, offering to burn it down from the outside and save everyone the trouble is a perfectly cromulent response."
Anyway.
"But, terrifying as they might be, toys are not considered part of the Animal Kingdom, so I shall speak no more on that topic. Instead, let us turn our attention to one of Earth's larger land-going mammals, a fantastically armored and horned creature known as the rhinoceros." A few presses of buttons on his remote had the classroom lights dimming and the slide projector clicking on, displaying an image of a single beast with two horns. "As might be expected of a creature whose name literally translates to 'nose horns', the rhinoceros is best recognized by the bony protrusions on the end of its snout. These are generally both the rhino's best weapon and worst weakness, as while one would generally not wish to experience a two-ton, ten-feet-at-the-shoulder beast bearing down on you with a two foot horn jutting from its leading end, humans have gotten extremely good at killing the creatures, which have no other natural predators, in order to harvest the horns for their purported magical properties. As a result, one species of rhinoceros, the African black rhino, has become functionally extinct in the wild, while many others remain in great danger of extinction themselves.
"Those with an interest in evolution — that is the slow process by which organic creatures tend to change to better fit the environments in which they find themselves — may find the rhinoceros particular interesting, in that human scientists have discovered a number of the rhino's evolutionary ancestors, as seen in this chart. Note the Baluchithere, whom I believe would seem almost absurdly large to even the tallest among us in this class. Unfortunately for our dear Prince, these creatures have been gone from most Earths for 23 million years, so we are unlikely to get to meet one of them. We shall, however, meet a pair of white rhinos today, named Thelma and Louise. I've arranged to have, ah." The Library's back door, since Jenkins had gotten into quite an argument with Portalocity over the cost of a quick trip to Massachusetts, "Portal set up through the classroom door there. Do mind the first step. It can be a bit of a doozy."
Anyway.
"But, terrifying as they might be, toys are not considered part of the Animal Kingdom, so I shall speak no more on that topic. Instead, let us turn our attention to one of Earth's larger land-going mammals, a fantastically armored and horned creature known as the rhinoceros." A few presses of buttons on his remote had the classroom lights dimming and the slide projector clicking on, displaying an image of a single beast with two horns. "As might be expected of a creature whose name literally translates to 'nose horns', the rhinoceros is best recognized by the bony protrusions on the end of its snout. These are generally both the rhino's best weapon and worst weakness, as while one would generally not wish to experience a two-ton, ten-feet-at-the-shoulder beast bearing down on you with a two foot horn jutting from its leading end, humans have gotten extremely good at killing the creatures, which have no other natural predators, in order to harvest the horns for their purported magical properties. As a result, one species of rhinoceros, the African black rhino, has become functionally extinct in the wild, while many others remain in great danger of extinction themselves.
"Those with an interest in evolution — that is the slow process by which organic creatures tend to change to better fit the environments in which they find themselves — may find the rhinoceros particular interesting, in that human scientists have discovered a number of the rhino's evolutionary ancestors, as seen in this chart. Note the Baluchithere, whom I believe would seem almost absurdly large to even the tallest among us in this class. Unfortunately for our dear Prince, these creatures have been gone from most Earths for 23 million years, so we are unlikely to get to meet one of them. We shall, however, meet a pair of white rhinos today, named Thelma and Louise. I've arranged to have, ah." The Library's back door, since Jenkins had gotten into quite an argument with Portalocity over the cost of a quick trip to Massachusetts, "Portal set up through the classroom door there. Do mind the first step. It can be a bit of a doozy."
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Homeworld had nothing like this.
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"Ohhhh!" he gasped, clasping his hands excitedly. "We have rhinoceroses back home in Hyrule! They're bodies are a bit smaller and their main horns much bigger, but look how majestic and marvelous these creatures are! Truly wonderful specimens! Hello, Earth Rhinoceroses, it is my absolute pleasure to meet you!"
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