Shoot for Earth: MedSci Missions 3

On planet Fabar, Ramone Roberto yelped as something nipped his ankle. He hopped away from where he’d stooped to collect a tasty looking pile of daka droppings. A small blurry creature ran into the dense foliage. A daka, Ramone presumed. He’d seen pictures, but never encountered one since he’d always bought his droppings before. When that pile had presented itself on his way back from tending and harvesting his marijuana patch, he’d figured it was a bonus.
Still wanting the droppings, he checked around, trying to see into a tall green wall off the narrow jungle path he’d created. A bizarre looking cat-sized thing shaped like a mini greyhound stared warily at him. The green and brown mottling camouflaged it well with the jungle flora. No wonder he hadn’t noticed it sitting close to the pile of yummies. The creature had no solar collection system, like many Fabarian critters did, since it depended on eating foliage. It moved quickly now on long legs that enabled it to cover a lot of ground. From right in front of a small hole in the ground it made warning chirps. Ramone remembered reading the things would nip toes if you were near its nest. Lots of droppings landed near the nest, so it was always a challenge collecting. He studied it, debating whether or not to persist in gathering the delicious, expensive delicacy right in front of him. It wasn’t like the daka needed its droppings for anything. He paused to stick a medpatch on the small cut that was still bleeding.