Jonah's work-mates are:
"the brothers Kzinamaratsov," i.e., two kzinti;
some fellow human beings;
a kdatlyno;
two very agile five-armed Jotoki. (Niven and Pournelle wrote three-armed Moties in Pournelle's CoDominium future history.)
Kzinti are stronger and quicker than human beings. However, evolved to climb not high trees but low hills on a heavier planet, they are less dexterous and not as good with heights. Thus, cooperation is fruitful.
This mixed team works on a Wunderlander island where another inter-system, inter-species interaction occurs: feral pigs fight tigripards. Mixed ecologies and comparisons between future histories are always interesting.
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Kaor, Paul!
And feral pigs are a big nuisance in some states of the US! Those states would love it if the Kzint would hunt those pigs.
Ad astra! Sean
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