@Elinor the academic is mainly a spoof of Henry Jones sr from the Indiana Jones movies. I would prefer the role stay as male for the sake of the joke but we can talk about changing it to female with the plot lined up for that character.
The most important thing is to preserve the world we live in. Unless people understand and learn about our world, habitats, and animals, they won't understand that if we don't protect those habitats, we'll eventually destroy ourselves. — Jack Hanna
