Necesito acceder a las variables privadas de la siguiente lista de clases (Species.java) para poder usarlas en la clase KlingonOx.java.

El propósito de la clase KlingonOx.java es determinar después de cuántos años la población de la especie Elefante será mayor que la población de la especie Buey Klingon.

Aquí está la clase Species.java:

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Species
{
private String name;
private int population;
private double growthRate;

public void readInput()
{
    Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.println("What is the species' name?");
    name = keyboard.nextLine();

    System.out.println("What is the population of the species?");
    population = keyboard.nextInt();

    while(population < 0)
    {
        System.out.println("Population cannot be negative.");
        System.out.println("Reenter population:");
        population = keyboard.nextInt();
    }

    System.out.println("Enter growth rate (% increase per year):");
    growthRate = keyboard.nextDouble();
}

public void writeOutput()
{
    System.out.println("Name = " + name);
    System.out.println("Population = " + population);
    System.out.println("Growth rate = " + growthRate + "%");
}

public int predictPopulation(int years)
{
    int result = 0;
    double populationAmount = population;
    int count = years;

    while( (count>0) && (populationAmount>0) )
    {
        populationAmount = (populationAmount + (growthRate/100) * populationAmount);
        count --;
    }

    if (populationAmount > 0)
        result = (int)populationAmount;
    return result;
}

public Species(String name)
{
    name = name;
    population = 0;
    growthRate = 0.0;
}

public Species(int population)
{
    name = "";
    if (population > 0)
        population = population;
    else
    {
        System.out.println("ERROR: using a negative" + "population.");
        System.exit(0);
    }
    growthRate = 0.0;
}

public Species(double growthRate)
{
    name = "";
    population = 0;
    growthRate = growthRate;
}

public Species(String name, int population, double growthRate)
{
    name = name;
    if (population > 0)
        population = population;
    else
    {
        System.out.println("ERROR: using a negative" + "population.");
        System.exit(0);
    }
    growthRate = growthRate;
}

public Species()
{
    name = "";
    population = 0;
    growthRate = 0;
}

public void setSpecies(String newName, int newPopulation, double newGrowthRate)
{
    name = newName;
    if (newPopulation >= 0)
        population = newPopulation;
    else
    {
        System.out.println("ERROR: using a negative " + "population.");
        System.exit(0);
    }

    growthRate = newGrowthRate;
}

public void setName(String name)
{
    name = name;
}

public void setPopulation(int population)
{
    if (population > 0)
        population = population;
    else
    {
        System.out.println("ERROR: using a negative" + "population."); 
        System.exit(0);
    }
}

public void setGrowthRate(double growthRate)
{
    growthRate = growthRate;
}

public String getName()
{
    return name;
}

public int getPopulation()
{
    return population;
}

public double getGrowthRate()
{
    return growthRate;
}

public boolean equals(Species otherObject)
{
    return (name.equalsIgnoreCase(otherObject.name)) &&
           (population == otherObject.population) &&
           (growthRate == otherObject.growthRate);
}
}

Aquí está la clase KlingonOx.java:

import java.util.Scanner;
public class KlingonOx extends Species
{
public static void main(String[] args) 
{
    new KlingonOx().run();
}

public void run()
{     
    Species klingonox = new Species();
    Species elephant = new Species();

    System.out.println("Please enter data on the species Klingon Ox."); 
    klingonox.readInput();
    klingonox.writeOutput();
    klingonox.setPopulation(int population);
    population = population;
    klingonox.setGrowthRate(double growthRate);
    growthRate = growthRate;

    System.out.println("Please enter data on the species Elephant.");
    elephant.readInput(); 
    elephant.writeOutput();
    elephant.setPopulation(population);
    population = population;
    elephant.setGrowthRate(growthRate);
    growthRate = growthRate;

    int year = 0;
    if(klingonox.population < elephant.population)
    {
        while(klingonox.population < elephant.population)
        {
            klingonox.population = (int)(klingonox.population + (klingonox.population * (klingonox.growthRate/100) ) );
            elephant.population=(int)(elephant.population + (elephant.population * (elephant.growthRate/100) ) );
            year++;
        }

        System.out.println("KLINGON OX EXCEEDS ELEPHANT IN" + year + "YEARS");
    }

    else
    {
        while(klingonox.population > elephant.population)
        {
            klingonox.population=(int)(klingonox.population+(klingonox.population*(klingonox.growthRate/100)));
            elephant.population=(int)(elephant.population+(elephant.population*(elephant.growthRate/100)));
            year++;
        }
    System.out.println("ELEPHANT EXCEEDS KLINGON OX IN" + year + "YEARS");
    }
}
}

La clase KlingonOx.java me da el error de que "population" y "growthRate" son variables de instancia privadas en Species y, por lo tanto, no se puede acceder a ellas. He intentado usar las llamadas de los métodos getPopulation y getGrowthRate para recuperar las variables, pero no estoy seguro de cómo hacerlo correctamente.

Cualquier comentario es apreciado.