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NOT Present in This World

  • Dogs: Don’t exist (too complicated thematically)
  • Large predators: No lions, tigers, bears (cats are the dominant species)
  • Any animals that would threaten cats

Aquatic Mammals:

  • Otters: River dwellers, occasionally seen, enjoyed watching
  • Seals: Coastal waters, not interacted with much
  • Dolphins, Whales: Ocean species, admired from distance, not hunted

Reptiles & Amphibians:

  • Frogs, Toads: Rice paddies, ponds, their sounds are nostalgic
  • Salamanders, Newts: Streams and ponds
  • Turtles: Symbolically important (longevity), not eaten, sometimes kept in garden ponds
  • Snakes: Exist, various species, generally avoided, some venomous
  • Lizards: Small, common, harmless