In a message dated 5/30/2006 11:42:13 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
BTW, what is the [natural] function of the toehook? Brin never said. But as their patrons found the Hoon in alpine valleys (Contacting Aliens) I figured it was to easily walk across frozen rivers. And besides the mating use, the umble was used to bring down unstable snowpacks on the mountains. So the Hoon are more cold weather than originally written. The Hoon were given sucker pads. Luckily, our good Dr. Brin never said WHERE. So the sucker pads became the valves between the two interior sacks that make the single throatsac. Isn't lack of detail wonderful? Vilyehm _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
