Kurt replied to me: > I think it would really depending on two factors; the number of > creatures carried and the size of the volume that they'll occupy. And I > guess you could toss in the third factor; duration of the trip.
Hello Kurt, as long as we're talking about animals as an ordinary cargo, the factors might even out -- ten elephants, a hundred cows, a thousand sheep, or ten thousand rabbits could all make a full load for a livestock transport. Weight, volume, life support could be roughly the same. (The internal layout is different, of course.) >From what I know about real-world trucks and ships, the animals will be crammed in so tight that ventilation is required. That implies sufficient life support in a starship, even for a day or two. Pets or zoo and circus animals would be a different case. They need enough room so they won't get stir-crazy, and it might be possible to swap their habitats pound-for-pound against human quarters, two labrador retrievers in the room for one human, for example. Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
