The Experiment (Animorphs)

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The Experiment

Ax morphing into a cow
Author K. A. Applegate
Illustrator David B. Mattingly
Country United States
Language English
Series Animorphs #28
Genre(s) Science fiction novel
Publisher Scholastic
Publication date March 1999
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 139
Preceded by The Exposed
Followed by The Sickness

The Experiment is the twenty-eighth book in the Animorphs series, written by K.A. Applegate. It is known to have been ghostwritten by Amy Garvey. It is narrated by Ax.

[edit] Plot Summary

The Animorphs find out from Erek that the Yeerks have taken control of a meatpacking plant and a laboratory. They acquire chimpanzees and infiltrate the lab. They don't find very much information so they Tobias and Ax morph bull, thinking they would morph steer but not realizing that the DNA does not include surgical procedures, to go to the meatpacking plant. After they get there they break into a room with humans in cages. The computer tells them that it is an experiment designed to destroy the free will of the human population so that the Yeerks can take over easily, but a Yeerk scientist eventually confirms that the experiment was a total failure.

[edit] Morphs

Morpher Morphs Acquired Morphs Used
Jake Chimpanzee Chimpanzee, Fly, Siberian Tiger
Rachel Chimpanzee Chimpanzee, Fly, Grizzly Bear
Tobias Chimpanzee, Bull Chimpanzee, Bull
Cassie Chimpanzee Chimpanzee, Fly, Wolf
Marco Chimpanzee Chimpanzee, Fly, Gorilla
Ax Chimpanzee, Cow*, Bull Chimpanzee, Cow*, Bull
  • Ax acquired the cow by accident, mistaking it for a bull.

[edit] Trivia

  • The front cover quote is, "Change is a good thing. A very good thing..."