The creature was mostly furless, just like the drawings in the book. She couldn’t imagine what sort of advantage that would convey to the creature—surely it must have difficulty coping with the cold. Perhaps on the planet which it had come from the weather was so rigidly controlled that fur was no longer needed. If that was so, how had the animals coped? Were they, too, all furless? Admittedly, there were few mostly hairless land mammals, who all lived in the more tropical climate of Zebrica—elephants, rhinos, and hippos came to mind quickly. All of those had tougher hides, though. Do they have to wear clothing all the time to protect their skin from underbrush or the sun? She gently poked a hoof on the creature’s barrel, confirming that the skin was as soft as she’d initially thought.