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* Despite taking place either on Earth or in a space military setting, the main ''[[Animorphs]]'' series manages to avert the trope, at least for the Andalites. In internal monologues Ax mentions musical forms from his homeworld (and that he hates Earth's), and that people who can [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|morph]] in creative ways (making themselves into [[Winged Humanoid]]s when morphing birds and so on) are bona fide performance artists.
* Despite taking place either on Earth or in a space military setting, the main ''[[Animorphs]]'' series manages to avert the trope, at least for the Andalites. In internal monologues Ax mentions musical forms from his homeworld (and that he hates Earth's), and that people who can [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|morph]] in creative ways (making themselves into [[Winged Humanoid]]s when morphing birds and so on) are bona fide performance artists.
* In [[Technic History]] much of the series is centered on the planet Avalon which is home to a joint colony of humans and eagle-like Ythrian aliens. Most of what we see Ythrians doing among themselves is rather poetic looked at from the outside. But then just being an intelligent flying creature is rather poetic. On the other hand Ythrians often participate rather incongruously in human activities such as going to bars.
* In [[Technic History]] much of the series is centered on the planet Avalon which is home to a joint colony of humans and eagle-like Ythrian aliens. Most of what we see Ythrians doing among themselves is rather poetic looked at from the outside. But then just being an intelligent flying creature is rather poetic. On the other hand Ythrians often participate rather incongruously in human activities such as going to bars.
* Subverted in [[The Hobbit]] when elves are shown having a drinking party.


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