What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

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The Legacy of Heorot
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SOLVED. Adult Sci-Fi. Colonizing new planet, polygamous relationship. [s]
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This could totally be the one! I'm shocked- I'm currenty figuring out how to get my hands on a copy, and I'll update you when I do!
Here's the Google Books preview of The Legacy of Heorot by Larry Niven - Whipkitty's suggestion:
https://books.google.com/books/about/... There are different cover images.
Wikipedia's plot summary - with Spoilers: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_L...
https://books.google.com/books/about/... There are different cover images.
Wikipedia's plot summary - with Spoilers: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_L...

This could totally be the one! I'm shocked- I'm currenty figuring out how to get my ha..."
You can access a copy on Open Library. It is free, once you make an account.
The only plot details I remember is that there is a small colony of humans living on an alien planet, and there are definitely large beasts/animals that they battle with. No humanoid alien species as far as I remember. Main character is a male probably mid 20's- 30s. He's torn between two women during the entire book, is eventually separated from the main group with one of the women, and ends up having families with both of them. I think possibly it was because there were very few other men, and the women realized they need to share in order to enjoy their life on this planet?
I wish I could remember more, but that's all I've got!
Pleeeease, someone save me from this nightmare. This book has been in the back of my mind for probably 5 years and I absolutely cannot remember enough details to find it.