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"We had our first encounter with an alien today. As we were getting out of the shuttle, one of our biologists noticed a small crow sized animal perched in a tree. It was furry, which shouldn't have been that surprising because fur-like structures have evolved multiple times on Earth. It looked like a flying animal. It seemed to have eight pairs of limbs, four legs and four wings. It also hard a pointed beak, which looked like it could eat quite a range of foods. It was a startling black and white, with a black body but white wings, head, and tail. It looked very intelligent and curious about us. I would guess it was wondering about the sunlight reflecting off our Shells (I'll explain that later). After a few minutes of staring at us, it flew away on four wings. It then landed about a hundred meters away, and seemed to disappear into the ground. We'll have to check that out, after the building is all set up."

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"So, after all the labs and such were set up, I got out a little heli-spidi-drone. No need to go scaring it, just poking around a little. The little HSDs are great for scouting. They have four rotors and four legs, which can cling to just about any substance, thanks to mimicking gecko feet. I launched it up in the air and scanned the ground. I was surprised to see a bunch of holes in the ground, similar to Terran prairie dogs or rabbits. As I was bringing the HSD down to the ground for a closer view, a creature of the same species as the same we saw earlier popped out of the hole and quickly flew away. I decided to keep the HSD hovering about the holes. After a while, several other creatures came and went out of the holes. It would appear that they're a communal species. After sharing my discoveries, it was decided that we'll station several drones of various types around the nest. They'll gather behavioral and chemical data, maybe even implant micro trackers to observe their movements and range. Of course, with all these plans, we need a name for the subjects. A colleague of mine proposed the name "Rabbit Raven," from the fact that their appearance and behavior resemble a mix of certain lagomorphs and corvid species. Some people thought it was stupid, but no one could think of a better name, so it stuck. The scientific name is Corvomimus cuniculis, burrowing corvid mimic."

(I don't know how accurate this is. Could someone please correct me if I'm wrong?)

Description
"We had our first encounter with an alien today. As we were getting out of the shuttle, one of our biologists noticed a small crow sized animal perched in a tree. It was furry, which shouldn't have been that surprising because fur-like structures have evolved multiple times on Earth. It looked like a flying animal. It seemed to have eight pairs of limbs, four legs and four wings. It also hard a pointed beak, which looked like it could eat quite a range of foods. It was a startling black and white, with a black body but white wings, head, and tail. It looked very intelligent and curious about us. I would guess it was wondering about the sunlight reflecting off our Shells (I'll explain that later). After a few minutes of staring at us, it flew away on four wings. It then landed about a hundred meters away, and seemed to disappear into the ground. We'll have to check that out, after the building is all set up."

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"So, after all the labs and such were set up, I got out a little heli-spidi-drone. No need to go scaring it, just poking around a little. The little HSDs are great for scouting. They have four rotors and four legs, which can cling to just about any substance, thanks to mimicking gecko feet. I launched it up in the air and scanned the ground. I was surprised to see a bunch of holes in the ground, similar to Terran prairie dogs or rabbits. As I was bringing the HSD down to the ground for a closer view, a creature of the same species as the same we saw earlier popped out of the hole and quickly flew away. I decided to keep the HSD hovering about the holes. After a while, several other creatures came and went out of the holes. It would appear that they're a communal species. After sharing my discoveries, it was decided that we'll station several drones of various types around the nest. They'll gather behavioral and chemical data, maybe even implant micro trackers to observe their movements and range. Of course, with all these plans, we need a name for the subjects. A colleague of mine proposed the name "Rabbit Raven," from the fact that their appearance and behavior resemble a mix of certain lagomorphs and corvid species. Some people thought it was stupid, but no one could think of a better name, so it stuck. The scientific name is Corvomimus cuniculis, burrowing corvid mimic."

(I don't know how accurate this is. Could someone please correct me if I'm wrong?)