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== Fan Works ==
* In ''[[Harry Potter and Thethe Methods of Rationality]]'', Dumbledore frequently carries Fawkes [[The Phoenix]] on his shoulder. Once, he has both Fawkes ''and'' his Phoenix Patronus on his shoulders. Then, {{spoiler|at one time Fawkes gets especially upset at Dumbledore, the phoenix spends an entire evening riding on Harry Potter's shoulder}}. It is later discussed whether having a phoenix on your shoulder is a sign you're a "good" person or not.
 
 
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* Captain Flint, Long John Silver's parrot in ''[[Treasure Island]]'', may be the [[Ur Example|ur-example]].
* ''[[The Sword in the Stone]]'': Merlin's pet owl, who is very stuck up, can be shut up by lowering your hand he's perched on, forcing him to run up your arm to your shoulder, thus demonstrating to him that he is only a bird and thus subject to a bird's instincts.
* In ''[[Discworld/Guards! Guards!|Guards Guards]]'', Lady Sybil Ramkin is seen training swamp dragons to sit on one's shoulder, as shoulder-sitters are in fashion. However, the would-be fashionistas often don't consider the consequences of having a volatile creature on your shoulder, as Sybil details: "... next thing you know, you've got crap all down your back and a singed hairstyle."
* It is a centuries old tradition in ''[[Honor Harrington]]'' that treecats ride on the right shoulder of their human, necessitating that a treecat's person include padding in their wardrobe to accommodate their claws. On occasions where Honor doesn't have access to her regular wardrobe, she simply carries Nimitz. This also goes for those adoptees who aren't quite strong enough to go walking about comfortably with a 30+ pound cat riding on their shoulders.
* Beauty, Menolly's [[Dragonriders of Pern|queen fire lizard]], reserves this position exclusively for herself.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* ''The [[Traveller]] Adventure'', section "Pysadian Escapade". It's mentioned that the alien anolas can ride on the [[PC]]s' shoulders.
* From ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]'': "The Complete Ranger's Handbook" specifically averts this trope in its Falconry section, pointing out that hunting birds are ''never'' carried on the shoulder. As their natural instinct is to take out an ear or eye blinding-fast, even the most well-trained falcon cannot be trusted so close to the face. Thus, seeing any bird of prey riding on someone's shoulder is a sure sign that it isn't a natural animal, but more likely some sort of magical beast or [[Familiar]].
 
 
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