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% start by loading the example:

| ?- logtalk_load(elephants(loader)). ...

% prototypes are neither instances or classes but either standalone objects % as "clyde", our prototypical but concrete elephant ...

| ?- clyde::number_of_legs(N).

N = 4 yes

| ?- clyde::color(C).

C = grey yes

% ... or objects that are derived from other prototypes as "fred", which is % like "clyde" except in his color

| ?- fred::number_of_legs(N).

N = 4 yes

| ?- fred::color(C).

C = white yes