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China or one of the world's major zoos had a hand in helping him obtain
them. It was clear that of all the creations he had worked on so far,
Russell was most proud of his Panda-people, not only because they were
most beautiful of form and pleasing to the eye, but because they seemed
to show the most potential for adaptability into the planet's family of
man. Of all of the genetically-mutated life forms removed from the
island, almost all showed at least human-level intelligence potential,
although it must be remembered that this was human-type intelligence as
interpreted by the thought-processes of another species! It could not be
expected to be identical, but was instead a kind of intelligence all to
its own, and no one could ever be sure what the end result would be.
After removal from the island to the mainland, 2 of the Panda-human
children died, plus a few from the other species types, of some unknown
malady. it was rumored that some religious fanatic poisoned them, but
this has never been proven. Another surprise awaited when the pure animal
females of different types---bears, wolves, and others---were removed from
the island and found
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