I had not, no. Nor anything like that in any of the books I have read...

['the orphanage'. That's the kind of thing he doesn't press on, just files away swiftly for another time..]

I only meant that animals of other parts of my world are... not so widely known of. My country was landlocked, so it didn't have the same... influx of travellers as you would have in a more coastal area.

[perhaps zoology is another thing he can add to his list of things to learn about]