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=== Literature ===
=== Literature ===
* [[C. S. Lewis|C. S. Lewis]]'s ''[[Narnia]]'' falls in this level because some of the animals can talk and others cannot. Note that Talking Animals are specific creatures and differentiated from ordinary, non-talking animals, which can still be eaten or used for labor.
* [[C. S. Lewis]]'s ''[[Narnia]]'' falls in this level because some of the animals can talk and others cannot. Note that Talking Animals are specific creatures and differentiated from ordinary, non-talking animals, which can still be eaten or used for labor.
* Most of [[Garfield]] falls under [[Animal Talk]], but one stand alone storybook has this. All animals can talk (except Odie), but keep up a [[Masquerade]] for unknown reasons. They break it to warn their owners about a tornado that they can sense.
* Most of [[Garfield]] falls under [[Animal Talk]], but one stand alone storybook has this. All animals can talk (except Odie), but keep up a [[Masquerade]] for unknown reasons. They break it to warn their owners about a tornado that they can sense.
* In [[Alan Dean Foster]]'s ''Spellsinger'' series, all warmblooded animals, turtles, and amphibians can talk, as can some arthropods living in distant realms. The majority also use the [[Intelligent Gerbil]] trope, but hoofed mammals and cetaceans have a more conventional animal anatomy.
* In [[Alan Dean Foster]]'s ''Spellsinger'' series, all warmblooded animals, turtles, and amphibians can talk, as can some arthropods living in distant realms. The majority also use the [[Intelligent Gerbil]] trope, but hoofed mammals and cetaceans have a more conventional animal anatomy.
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* ''[[Ni Hao, Kai-Lan|Ni Hao Kai Lan]]''
* ''[[Ni Hao, Kai-Lan|Ni Hao Kai Lan]]''
* Most animals in ''[[Dora the Explorer]]''.
* Most animals in ''[[Dora the Explorer]]''.
* Most animals in ''[[Go Diego Go]]''.
* Most animals in ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]''.
** The show implies Level 4 actually. When Baby Jaguar appears in ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'', we don't understand him.
** The show implies Level 4 actually. When Baby Jaguar appears in ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'', we don't understand him.
* ''[[The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!|The Cat in The Hat Knows A Lot About That]]''.
* ''[[The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!|The Cat in The Hat Knows A Lot About That]]''.
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[[Category:Animal Anthropomorphism Tropes]]
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