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In most of these cases they're actually generally SMARTER than humans, and can generally be the main characters or protagonists.
[[Intellectual Animal|Intellectual Animals]] can range from being [[Nearly
The character doesn't have to be a specific animal, merely be [[Beast Fable|animal-like]] (four-legged carnivores are popular) and clearly not human (a [[Nature Spirit]], a god, et cetera). They are more likely to be an imposing animal than [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|something cute]]. To reduce the sense of cartoonishness inherent in this idea, the [[Intellectual Animal]] may speak [[Telepathy|without moving their mouth]] and/or talk in a normal, serious voice.
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Do not confuse this character type for the [[Team Pet]] or the [[Mascot]]. They will not enjoy the comparison.
See also [[Talking Animal]]. The [[Polly Wants a Microphone|Talking Birds]] are a subtrope. Compare [[Nearly
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== Anime and Manga ==
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* Mao from ''[[Darker Than Black (Anime)|Darker Than Black]]'' is an animal-possessing Contractor who has lost his original body some time ago and now uses a black cat as his default form. {{spoiler|The black cat body dies at the end of the first season, so he switches to a squirrel during the second season.}}
* Ein of ''[[Cowboy Bebop (Anime)|Cowboy Bebop]]'' probably qualifies, despite being a data dog and having a computer for a brain. Nonetheless, he's been known to utilize keyboards, play shogi, and hack into websites. The episode "Mushroom Samba" shows him holding a conversation with a cow, in which he is quite articulate.
* ''[[Jo
* Chi from ''[[Chi's Sweet Home]]'', although she's pretty low on the intellect scale, essentially being a cat toddler. Other older pets are smarter.
* From ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', Cameroon's lion cub Kokolo, a Glasgow University Fine Arts graduate according to ''[[Hetaween 2011 (Manga)|Hetaween 2011]]''. {{spoiler|Who designs and apparently makes his "master" a Halloween costume with his own hands, er, "paws".}}
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== Comic Books ==
* Norbert Sykes' god, Myrtle, from ''[[The Badger]]''. Could be an imaginary friend, since [[Not
* Although technically human, Beast from the various incarnations of the ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' certainly evokes the same imagery.
* [[X-Men|Kitty Pryde's]] dragon Lockheed. Cosmo the dog from ''[[Marvel Comics|Nova.]]'' Devil Dinosaur is pretty bright.
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* ''[[Harry Potter]]'' invokes this by way of the Wolfsbane Potion, which allows [[Our Werewolves Are Different|werewolves]] who drink it to keep their mind in a human state.
* The Treecats of the ''[[Honorverse (Literature)|Honorverse]]'' are fully sentient, have a civilization spanning most of their home world, history (via recorded memories) dating back thousands of years, and as of book 7 have started colonizing other planets.
** ''[[Dinotopia]]'' is an entire island populated by this kind of character. In particular, Bix ''hates'' it when anyone calls her their [[Non
== Live Action TV ==
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* [[Peanuts|Snoopy]]. Period.
* Hobbes from ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|The Dog]] of ''[[Footrot Flats]]''.
* [[Garfield]]
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