To James that Speculative Zoology section sounded interesting. He wasn't entirely sure what set it aside from the "Cryptid Sightings" or "Mythology" sections but it was just that which makes him curious. Was this more science fiction? Where did the librarians here draw the line?
Smiling and eager he sets off down between the rows of bookshelves. The design is strange and winding, taking him past "Anatomy: Animals" which has at least one taxidermy squirrel on the shelf, a section titled "Little People" stocked with step-stools as well as books, "Queer Narratives" with its dozens of hanging pride flags, and "Real Zoology".
Just passed that row of shelves James stares down an aisle. Several fur rugs in absolutely unreal colors lay on the floor and there is a blobby skull nearby, with far too many holes in it. Going down the row the books are fascinating, with titles on display like "Dragons: Practically Explained" by Duncan Duncanson, "Her Own Mother: Ideas on Parthenogenesis" by Lisa Bean, "Little Green Men and More!" by Arnold D. Utah, "Silicon and Beyond: Non-Carbon Based Lifeforms" by P. E. Rocksteady, and "Zoologically Unlikely Hybrids" by M. T. Fuchs.
Examining all these choices, these scientific seeming texts on impossible living things, James found one in particular that spoke to him...