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Originally Posted by jason taylor
Shipcats:
A mildly gengineered species of the Terran cat commonly kept aboard starships as pets and vermin control. The chief notable fact about them is the artificially "tweaked" homing instinct that prevents them from wandering on port visits.
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Could some Shipcats be uplifted animals able to talk and otherwise be companions? I could see spacers playing checkers, canasta, or Pyramid Chess ( a game from Dune) with their shipmates. I could see someone asking "Is Fluffy a card shark?"