"Animals do not pay for sex" - what about bonobos, who exchange sex for food (or vice versa)? And couldn't beavers damage the water table?

A lot of that is just waffle - 'cats don't own credit cards', etc. "No herd of horses or pack of hounds will ever ask you to clap your hands in unison. Nor will any animal -- even in front of a TV camera -- introduce another as "the lovely and talented ..." I really can't see what that's got to do with anything or why it shows animals are better/smarter.

A lot of her examples are of domesticated animals, who have evolved a lot of the virtues she mentions after being domesticated. And she 'rests her case' after providing no citations for any of the above. Meh.

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"They can keep their heaven. When I die, I'd sooner go to Middle Earth." ~ George R R Martin

"Take the Kama Sutra. How many people died from the Kama Sutra as opposed to the Bible? Who wins?" ~ Frank Zappa

Nice... will not change the world... but nice...