How many different species of therianthropes are there? As many as our mods want! I'm just waiting for the aquarium version where all the villagers are fish, and are being attacked by the evil were-sharks. They can protected by a Dolphin.
I say go for the philosophical penguins. So many philosophy jokes are just waiting to be made.
And Nogrod, I find your English to be quite good. I didn't even realize it wasn't your first language till I learned where you're from.