sorry, i really dislike the idea of the aliens being bio-engineered, it takes away the whole mythos of the magnificent creature, i much prefer the idea that somewhere in the darker reaches of the universe the aliens had evolved....
other theories show us that the space jockies had collected the alien species from their indiginous planet and used them in battle against the predators who were slowly wiping out the jocky race.
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