How is the sequence of animals in the stone room on Riven supposed to be found?

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To get into the Age of Tay, you have to solve the puzzle of the room with a circle of stones by pushing down in the correct order the stones bearing the image of certain animals, specifically these (spoilers!):

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(source: mystjourney.com)

(source: mystjourney.com)

(Source for pictures.) I know these are connected to the spherical rollers scattered around the Jungle Island - each roller has a number and a sound. I can understand the connection of the last four sounds to their animals, but the #1 roller (in the office) just makes a scraping sound. I guess the picture isn't filled out like most of them are, so the animal could be gutted, hence the scraping (like with a knife)? That seems like a very tenuous connection.
What am I missing? How was I supposed to solve that puzzle?

OrangeDog · Answer

Not only do they make sounds, but the spheres are also embedded in representations of the animals, with the sphere forming the eye.

To find out what #1 is, you have to find out from which animal the sphere has been removed.

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How is the sequence of animals in the stone room on Riven supposed to be found?

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