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Larry Niven - Ringworld series - Protector of the Pak species.

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Genderless, almost human, humanoid with wrinkled leathery skin, hairless head and body, large knobbly joints. The mouth has no teeth, the lips have thickened and fused with the gums to produce a beak-like appearance. Flat nose, prominently ridged forehead, slightly larger than human cranium. The ears are flat human ears. It has a short well-muscled jaw. It is wearing a utility belt with many pockets around its waist. It has a deep unfathomable look of superior intelligence in its eyes. In one hand, it is holding a woody tuber, which it has been eating. It is looking at the viewer with a sense of indifferent appraisal. Behind it is an array of scientific equipment of unknown purpose.