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Proctor Park Zoo, 2024. A 72 acre non-profit zoo located in Tampa, Florida. Known for its intense conservation programs, the PPZ has top-quality research facilities all over the globe. The zoo portion available to guests and public admission has been a family favorite destination for ages, but behind the scenes the PPZ has a few unique residents that call it home. Demihumans are extremely rare, once called “beast-man” in historical texts, they were both feared and revered. It has been ages since they’d been seen alive and they were thought only tall tales, that is until a young researcher discovered a pair of feral Bengal tiger demihumans out in the wild. The reality was demihumans were hiding with their animalistic brethren, and the PPZ houses them in special facilities once transported to the zoo. Demihumans are animal-human hybrids that are extremely rare. While demihumans look human, they retain certain animal traits like ears, tails, horns, claws, wings, etc from their primary species. Demihumans are more controlled by their instincts than logical thought, since they are so far removed from human civilization in most cases.

While many different types of Demihumans reside in the park, a notable one is Percy. Percy is a platypus demihuman, and his habitat is NOT public. It's strictly available to researchers, conservationists, and high-level zoo executives. Percy was bred within the PPZ’s breeding program, and is extremely affectionate if clumsy and curious. Waffles is a Shoebill, and though he's not a huge fan of civilization, he does like to be pampered.

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