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* [[Animal Motifs]]/[[Animal Stereotypes]]: Obviously and so much. All the cops are canines - nearly all of them dogs, with at least one fox on the force. The hitmen are reptilian. The 'Arctic Nation' includes an arctic fox and a polar bear. Otto Liebber is an owl and Lazslo Herzl is a monkey: both are scientists. The Joseph McCarthy expy is a cockerel. Also, the beautiful women tend to be cats or dogs; dignified ladies tend to be birds. [[Word of God|The authors]] state that the species of each individual character was carefully chosen to represent who the character really is, and that the connection between the animal chosen and the personality of the character isn't always as obvious as the "cops=dogs" example. In the second album there is possibly a [[Lampshade Hanging]]. Blacksad is at a drive-in, watching an awful [[B-Movie]] about [[Attack of the 50 -Foot Whatever|killer giant ants]]. In this film, the scientist is a giant anteater, the chief of the military forces is a lion and [[Eagle Land|the President of the USA is an eagle]].