An early research paper on heffalumps provides a few tantalizing tidbits\n of information about their care, feeding, and personal habits:<\/p>\n
First, the primary mode of heffalump locomotion appears to be "Just lumping\n along."<\/p>\n
It seems that "[y]ou don't often see them," which may suggest either that they're\n rare or that they're sometimes invisible.<\/p>\n
The paper indicated that there was some debate over whether string is necessary\n to lead a heffalump home with. The debate concluded that some heffalumps come\n if you whistle, and some don't; "[y]ou never can tell with Heffalumps."<\/p>\n
The paper also provided some Questions for further study (presented here with\n a few Annotations by Me):<\/p>\n
\nWhat was a Heffalump like?<\/p>\n
Was it Fierce?<\/p>\n
Did<\/em> it come when you whistled? And how<\/em> did it come? [I\n have a feeling this is related to the questions of the creature's gender\n and sexual\n orientation.]<\/p>\n
Was it Fond of Pigs at all? [See previous note.]<\/p>\n
If it was Fond of Pigs, did it make any difference what sort of Pig?<\/em> [Presumably\n an Earth-pig, given the part-aardvark ancestry.]<\/p>\n
Supposing it was Fierce with Pigs, would it make any diffference if the Pig\n had a grandfather called TRESPASSERS WILLIAM?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
I think that's quite enough of that. At least for now.<\/p>\n
All this reminds me that once, years ago, the question came up of which Milne\n character various people were most like. Somehow Beth and Arthur concluded\n that I was most like Rabbit; I was never very clear on their reasoning. The\n 100 Acre Personality\n Quiz<\/a> suggests that I'm more like Kanga,\n with perhaps some Owl tendencies. Perhaps.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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