Zokeatince: The Datriok
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As we walk around Stode's farm, we notice a farm animal that a traveler is bound to see on any farm. A family of Datriok. In comparison to a Zokeañatī, they are rather small. If every creature upon their planet was shrunk down till Zokeañatī where the size of humans, then the Datriok would be about the size of a chicken. In reality, they are actually a size comparable to a large dog, say a St Bernard. You may notice that there are two distinct Datriok on the image-at different angles. Similarly to how humans bred the red jungle fowl to become fatter, more docile, and less intelligent, the Zokeañatī have done so too. The Datriok on the right is a wild Datriok, with long slim legs that allow it to climb upon trees, slender bodies to fit into tight spaces, and long antennae that allow them to smell well and also probe objects. The common 'farm Datriok' are to the contrary, slow, fat, with pale skin and short antennae. They also have a much larger pair of 'dispensers' than the wild version. The dispensers on a Datriok have two main purposes. Firstly, they excrete waste. Secondly, to feed young. Datriok spend a very short amount of time within their eggs, usually less than a week. When they hatch, they are still very underdeveloped, and cling to their mothers back for warmth and shelter. During this time period, the mothers begin to secrete a viscous fluid, with a flavor similar to milk but sweeter, which the young consume. With this food, they quickly grow, and after only a month, leave their mother completely. During this time, they will quickly develop a more efficient digestive system, and after their fits molt, gain a pair of mandibles they can consume other harder matter, such as leaves and fruit. With the children consuming more and more from different sources, the mother no longer needs to give as much milk, and so, she reduces the amount she produces. Eventually,the mother stops secreting their 'milk'. This usually happens after a week or two, and forces the young to become more independent. This is quite troublesome for farmers, who mainly keep Datriok for this reason entirely, and so they have over the years bred Datriok that produce more milk. Fortunately, every season, Datriok mate again, and produce even more children-and more milk. Once a Datriok is passed the point it can mate, they are fattened, and either sold, or killed and cooked.
