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Selling Birds Short: A Heretical View Of Avian Intelligence

10,000 Birds

Non-human beings have traditionally thought of on a basically immoral level…they lack any intrinsic values, are incapable of thoughts and emotions, and are only worth how good of a coat they make or how good they taste. Granted, there are a lot of terminally-stupid dogs out there… but you know what I’m saying.

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Edgar Allan Poe's “The Raven”

10,000 Birds

How disturbing is the thought that Poe almost put the word “Nevermore&# into the mouth of a parrot? That it is still one of the most anthologized poems is testament not to sudden inspiration but to dogged determination and careful, thoughtful writing.

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