Explorer 0613 initiating Status Report. Day three.

One of the more important inquiries regarding our habitation of Earth has been answered.

With the completion of the core tasks essential to my mission, I carried on with the studies of the native lifeforms, first and foremost with the Humans that I have captured. They have made several attempts to break free from their confinement. Their efforts have proven ineffectual; they are neither strong enough to break through, nor are they intelligent enough to adapt their methods.

I have decided to use the bulkier individual for my studies, and the smaller one shall serve as sustenance. The larger one had attempted to defend its companion when I removed the diminutive specimen, attempting to use its device on me once more. I promptly removed this device from its possession, for future examination, and proceeded with the feeding.

Restraining my prey within the grasp of my Handling Machine, -although I doubt its struggles would have been enough to break free from my own tentacles-, I retrieved my feeding apparatus and made a brief examination of the specimen. I judged its anatomy to be similar to the livestock we farm back on Mars, and to be sure, I felt for a discernible pulse. It was not difficult to pinpoint this, and I commenced with the transfusion.

It has been a full 24 hours since then and, as we have hoped, there have been no observable ill effects to consuming the blood of these alien creatures. Testing myself frequently, I have found that my body has been able to glean proper nourishment from this animal. With this knowledge that malnutrition is not a risk, they would make for ideal livestock should we colonize this planet.

A brief dissection of the deceased specimen shows anatomy similar to that of our native humanoid, in that they maintain bodily systems that we have long since forsaken: they possess a digestive track nearly identical to that of our cattle, albeit slightly smaller, perhaps due to differences in diet. They also possess a skeletal structure; that of the Human, however, is calcium-rich and significantly sturdier to withstand the strain of Earth's gravitational pull. Indeed, the Human body, even in this immature specimen, seem much stronger in musculature than that of our livestock and of the Selenites; perhaps their strength would prove them useful to us in other ways as well.

They also possess organs like that of the Selenites: a primitive reproductive system of a sexual creature. We will have to actively breed these animals, to maintain a sufficient population to feast upon.

During my feeding and subsequent examinations of this immature specimen, the larger animal has made quite a fuss. Its unruly behavior towards my actions vastly contrasts the dull acceptance of the Selenites and the cattle, and this trait may prove problematic. It is imperative that we breed this aggression out if they're to replace our stock. They can be cowed by force until then.

After the dissection of the specimen, I disposed of the body and carried on with observations of the remaining Human. Its violent tendencies are aggravated at the mere sight of me and it continues to mindlessly try to break through its confinement. It yells loud enough for me to hear even with my auditory handicap, but its language is primitive and archaic.

I make no attempt to establish proper communication with it.

Amidst my observations and studies of this animal, I also began another vital component of my mission here and have contained a small area of earth just outside my base crater. With this, I have planted the spores of our dominant foliage and will be taking note of its growth in such a foreign environment.

If our Red Weed takes root, then proper terraforming may commence upon our migration and-

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My, there seems to be a disturbance from one of the Heat Rays, in the northern quadrant of the perimeter.

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