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* Sonya the bear in ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}: Europe's Most Wanted'', contrasted with the rest of the cast, which are made up of Largely Normal Animals and {{Civilized Animal}}s. This makes her [[InterspeciesRomance romance]] with King Julien all the funnier. She can't communicate with the other animals, and she mainly acts like a normal bear, albeit a circus bear.
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* Sonya the bear in ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}: Europe's Most Wanted'', contrasted with the rest of the cast, which are is made up of Largely Normal Animals and {{Civilized Animal}}s. This makes her [[InterspeciesRomance romance]] with King Julien all the funnier. She can't communicate with the other animals, and she mainly acts like a normal bear, albeit a circus bear.
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* Sonya the bear in ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}: Europe's Most Wanted'', contrasted with the rest of the cast, which are all {{Civilized Animal}}s. This makes her [[InterspeciesRomance romance]] with King Julien all the funnier. She can't communicate with the other animals, and she mainly acts like a normal bear, albeit a circus bear.
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* Sonya the bear in ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}: Europe's Most Wanted'', contrasted with the rest of the cast, which are all made up of Largely Normal Animals and {{Civilized Animal}}s. This makes her [[InterspeciesRomance romance]] with King Julien all the funnier. She can't communicate with the other animals, and she mainly acts like a normal bear, albeit a circus bear.
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* The cats of ''Literature/WarriorCats'' have an elaborate society and culture unlike real feral cat behavior, but almost never communicate with other species (the only times this happens are when one cat speaks Dog to make some dogs go away, when an unusually intelligent rat speaks Cat, and when [[TokenHeroicOrc Midnight the Badger]] speaks Cat). They remain quadrupedal but vocalize more than real life cats.
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* ''Literature/CharlottesWeb'': The animals mainly behave as their species, but they're capable of cracking jokes and understanding humans. Also, Charlotte the spider is fully literate and Templeton the rat can at least read.
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* ''Literature/CharlottesWeb'': The animals mainly behave as their species, but they're capable of cracking jokes and understanding humans. Also, Charlotte the spider is fully literate and Templeton the rat can at least read.
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* Melman the Giraffe and all of the Fossa in ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} are the only characters that can't move like humans.
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* Lucifer the cat, Bruno the dog, and Major the horse in ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}''. Both seem to have an understanding of English, and Lucifer seems to be capable of [[CatsAreMean doing things to spite the humans]].
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* Lucifer the cat, Bruno the dog, and Major the horse in ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}''. Both seem to have an understanding of English, human speech, and Lucifer seems to be capable of [[CatsAreMean doing things to spite the humans]].
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* The animals in ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' mainly act like normal forest animals, but they seem to be able to understand English, such as when a bird blushes at Snow White's emotional song. They're also able to clean a house and to alert the dwarfs to danger.
* Pascal the chameleon and Maximus the horse from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. Both are capable of understanding English and they make human-like expressions and gestures.
* Pascal the chameleon and Maximus the horse from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. Both are capable of understanding English and they make human-like expressions and gestures.
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* The animals in ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' mainly act like normal forest animals, but they seem to be able to understand English, speech, such as when a bird blushes at Snow White's emotional song. They're also able to clean a house and to alert the dwarfs to danger.
* Pascal the chameleon and Maximus the horse from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. Both are capable of understandingEnglish speech and they make human-like expressions and gestures.
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* Sven from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' behaves somewhat like a dog and can understand English, but never really does anything human-like.
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* Sven from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' behaves somewhat like a dog and can understand English, speech, but never really does anything human-like.
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* Rufus the cat from ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'' can talk to everyone, even humans, and is sapient but has a cat's worldview and the only reason he gives for not killing the mice is he's "too old".
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** The dogs and other animals in ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'' can communicate between species and are very strategic, and Sgt. Tibbs sometimes does human-like gestures but they're still very much their own species.
** Abu the monkey from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' straddles the line between this trope and SpeechImpairedAnimal. He's mainly a regular monkey, but his babbles sound ''very much like words'' at times and he clearly understands human speech.
** The flamingos and hedgehogs, the broom-headed dog, and the Tulgy Wood critters in ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland''. The former two animals mainly act like animals, but they understand their purpose in the game they're playing, and the latter seems like a normal dog but is smart enough to know what to sweep up.
** The cats, dogs, horse, and geese in ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats'' are this, though the geese and the cats (especially the cats in Scat Cat's gang) are {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s and Roquefort the mouse falls squarely into the CivilizedAnimal trope. What makes the cats, dogs, horse, and geese qualify is that they are mostly normal animals, but they can talk to other animals, make plans, Duchess seems to have a sense of etiquette, and in one scene, they throw a party.
** The animals in ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'' live (and mainly act) like forest animals, but are capable of complex thought, can fall in love, and sometimes do things like point or dance.
** The dogs and other animals in ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'' can communicate between species and are very strategic, and Sgt. Tibbs sometimes does human-like gestures but they're still very much their own species.
** Abu the monkey from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' straddles the line between this trope and SpeechImpairedAnimal. He's mainly a regular monkey, but his babbles sound ''very much like words'' at times and he clearly understands human speech.
** The flamingos and hedgehogs, the broom-headed dog, and the Tulgy Wood critters in ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland''. The former two animals mainly act like animals, but they understand their purpose in the game they're playing, and the latter seems like a normal dog but is smart enough to know what to sweep up.
** The cats, dogs, horse, and geese in ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats'' are this, though the geese and the cats (especially the cats in Scat Cat's gang) are {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s and Roquefort the mouse falls squarely into the CivilizedAnimal trope. What makes the cats, dogs, horse, and geese qualify is that they are mostly normal animals, but they can talk to other animals, make plans, Duchess seems to have a sense of etiquette, and in one scene, they throw a party.
** The animals in ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'' live (and mainly act) like forest animals, but are capable of complex thought, can fall in love, and sometimes do things like point or dance.
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**The dogs and other animals in ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'' can communicate between species and are very strategic, and Sgt. Tibbs sometimes does human-like gestures but they're still very much their own species.
** * Abu the monkey from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' straddles the line between this trope and SpeechImpairedAnimal. He's mainly a regular monkey, but his babbles sound ''very much like words'' at times and he clearly understands human speech.
** * The flamingos and hedgehogs, the broom-headed dog, and the Tulgy Wood critters in ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland''. The former two animals mainly act like animals, but they understand their purpose in the game they're playing, and the latter seems like a normal dog but is smart enough to know what to sweep up.
** * The cats, dogs, horse, and geese in ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats'' are this, though the geese and the cats (especially the cats in Scat Cat's gang) are {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s and Roquefort the mouse falls squarely into the CivilizedAnimal trope. What makes the cats, dogs, horse, and geese qualify is that they are mostly normal animals, but they can talk to other animals, make plans, Duchess seems to have a sense of etiquette, and in one scene, they throw a party.
** * The animals in ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'' live (and mainly act) like forest animals, but are capable of complex thought, can fall in love, and sometimes do things like point or dance.
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** Nana the dog, the unnamed crocodile, and other animals from ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Fairies}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverlandPirates''. The crocodile for instance can understand English and does things like nod his head and twiddle his fingers.
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* The animals in all of the ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' films are mostly sapient but with animal instincts.
* The animals in ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'', though Louie the orangutan and the monkeys are {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s. They're capable of thinking strategically and throwing parties, but predators still eat other animals, and Shere Kahn has an irrational fear of fire.
* The dogs and most of the other animals in ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp'' except the songbirds and pigeons, which are completely normal animals.
* Sebastian, Flounder, Flotsam, Jetsam, and many of the other marine animals from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}''. They're sapient and can do things like shake their heads, dance, and play music.
* The non-anthropomorphic animals in ''WesternAnimation/OpenSeason''. They can make plans (albeit plans that don't often work), fall in love, and emote like humans, yet they live in the woods and do animal things.
* Nana the dog, the unnamed crocodile, and other animals from ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Fairies}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverlandPirates''. The crocodile for instance can understand English and does things like nod his head and twiddle his fingers.
* The non-anthropomorphic animals in ''WesternAnimation/OpenSeason''. They can make plans (albeit plans that don't often work), fall in love, and emote like humans, yet they live in the woods and do animal things.
* Nana the dog, the unnamed crocodile, and other animals from ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Fairies}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverlandPirates''. The crocodile for instance can understand English and does things like nod his head and twiddle his fingers.
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** Rufus the cat from ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'' can talk to everyone, even humans, and is sapient but has a cat's worldview and the only reason he gives for not killing the mice is he's "too old".
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* The birds and other animals in ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}'' can talk, but only to each other, and they snark at each other the way a human would and can dance.
* Spike is usually a completely realistic animal, but in ''WesternAnimation/RugratsGoWild'', he falls in this level and is shown to speak AnimalTalk.
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** Diablo the raven from ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' qualifies. He understands Maleficent's orders and carries them out with great efficiency. While unable to speak, he seems to be able to communicate with Maleficent and the goons in some fashion, as he somehow managed to order the otherwise terribly incompetent mooks into carrying out several organized attacks that would have given Prince Phillip a lot of trouble had the fairies not been there.
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** The animals in ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' mainly act like normal forest animals, but they seem to be able to understand English, such as when a bird blushes at Snow White's emotional song. They're also able to clean a house and to alert the dwarfs to danger.
** Pascal the chameleon and Maximus the horse from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. Both are capable of understanding English and they make human-like expressions and gestures.
** Pascal the chameleon and Maximus the horse from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. Both are capable of understanding English and they make human-like expressions and gestures.
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* The animals in ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' mainly act like normal forest animals, but they seem to be able to understand English, such as when a bird blushes at Snow White's emotional song. They're also able to clean a house and to alert the dwarfs to danger.
* Many of the animals in ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'', especially the gorillas and elephants. They talk to each other and Tarzan, and Terk the gorilla even knows some letters. She apparently isn't intelligent enough to use the typewriter to communicate with the other humans, though.
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** The animals in ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'', though Louie the orangutan and the monkeys are {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s. They're capable of thinking strategically and throwing parties, but predators still eat other animals, and Shere Kahn has an irrational fear of fire.
** The dogs and most of the other animals in ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp'' except the songbirds and pigeons, which are completely normal animals.
** Sebastian, Flounder, Flotsam, Jetsam, and many of the other marine animals from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}''. They're sapient and can do things like shake their heads, dance, and play music.
** The dogs and most of the other animals in ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp'' except the songbirds and pigeons, which are completely normal animals.
** Sebastian, Flounder, Flotsam, Jetsam, and many of the other marine animals from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}''. They're sapient and can do things like shake their heads, dance, and play music.
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** Many of the animals in ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'', especially the gorillas and elephants. They talk to each other and Tarzan, and Terk the gorilla even knows some letters. She apparently isn't intelligent enough to use the typewriter to communicate with the other humans, though.
* The fish and all other animals in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' except the anglerfish. They're sapient and emote like humans, but they live very much like fish and they (with the exception of Dory) are illiterate.
* The fish and all other animals in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' except the anglerfish. They're sapient and emote like humans, but they live very much like fish and they (with the exception of Dory) are illiterate.
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* The animals in all of the ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' films are mostly sapient but with animal instincts.
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* The non-anthropomorphic animals in ''WesternAnimation/OpenSeason''. They can make plans (albeit plans that don't often work), fall in love, and emote like humans, yet they live in the woods and do animal things.
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* The rats in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'' can speak to each other, and seem to be cleaner than most rats. Remy has also learnt to cook. On the other hand, Remy still bites instinctively when he's hungry, and most of them have the palates of generic rats.
* The birds and other animals in ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}'' can talk, but only to each other, and they snark at each other the way a human would and can dance.
* Spike is usually a completely realistic animal, but in ''WesternAnimation/RugratsGoWild'', he falls in this level and is shown to speak AnimalTalk.
* Azrael in ''WesternAnimation/SmurfsTheLostVillage'', who is also clearly smarter than his owner Gargamel.
* The birds and other animals in ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}'' can talk, but only to each other, and they snark at each other the way a human would and can dance.
* Spike is usually a completely realistic animal, but in ''WesternAnimation/RugratsGoWild'', he falls in this level and is shown to speak AnimalTalk.
* Azrael in ''WesternAnimation/SmurfsTheLostVillage'', who is also clearly smarter than his owner Gargamel.
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** The tiger from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''. He's mostly normal, but he's seen looking offended when Jasmine doesn't count him as a friend and confused when the Sultan says, "Allah forbid you should have any daughters!".
** Dinah the kitten from ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' is between this and a [=LNA=]. Namely, she behaves like a normal cat, but shakes her head no at one point.
** Sven from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' behaves somewhat like a dog and can understand English, but never really does anything human-like.
** Brutus and Nero the crocodiles from ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'' can understand commands and act somewhat doglike.
** The tiger from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''. He's mostly normal, but he's seen looking offended when Jasmine doesn't count him as a friend and confused when the Sultan says, "Allah forbid you should have any daughters!".
** Dinah the kitten from ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' is between this and a [=LNA=]. Namely, she behaves like a normal cat, but shakes her head no at one point.
** Sven from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' behaves somewhat like a dog and can understand English, but never really does anything human-like.
** Brutus and Nero the crocodiles from ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'' can understand commands and act somewhat doglike.
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**The tiger from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''. He's mostly normal, but he's seen looking offended when Jasmine doesn't count him as a friend and confused when the Sultan says, "Allah forbid you should have any daughters!".
** * Dinah the kitten from ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' is between this and a [=LNA=]. Namely, she behaves like a normal cat, but shakes her head no at one point.
** * Sven from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' behaves somewhat like a dog and can understand English, but never really does anything human-like.
** * Fluffy Louise Lopart, Mr. Lopart's cat, and a few of the other animals from ''WesternAnimation/HandyManny''.
* While most of the animals in the ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' sequels are {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s, the dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles that appear are basically this trope. At least this was true until the fifth movie, which introduced [[FurryConfusion talking dinosaurs]].
* Brutus and Nero the crocodiles from ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'' can understand commands and act somewhat doglike.
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* While most of the animals in the ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' sequels are {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s, the dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles that appear are basically this trope. At least this was true until the fifth movie, which introduced [[FurryConfusion talking dinosaurs]].
* Brutus and Nero the crocodiles from ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'' can understand commands and act somewhat doglike.
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* Fluffy Louise Lopart, Mr. Lopart's cat, and a few of the other animals from ''WesternAnimation/HandyManny''.
* While most of the animals in the ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' sequels are {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s, the dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles that appear are basically this trope. At least this was true until the fifth movie, which introduced [[FurryConfusion talking dinosaurs]].
* While most of the animals in the ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' sequels are {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s, the dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles that appear are basically this trope. At least this was true until the fifth movie, which introduced [[FurryConfusion talking dinosaurs]].
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** Philipe the horse, the wolves, and most of the other animals in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. They're almost completely normal, but Philipe is able to go into IDontThinkThatsSuchAGoodIdea mode, and a pig nods when Le Fou calls Gaston touchy.
** Philipe the horse, the wolves, and most of the other animals in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. They're almost completely normal, but Philipe is able to go into IDontThinkThatsSuchAGoodIdea mode, and a pig nods when Le Fou calls Gaston touchy.
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**Philipe the horse, the wolves, and most of the other animals in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. They're almost completely normal, but Philipe is able to go into IDontThinkThatsSuchAGoodIdea mode, and a pig nods when Le Fou calls Gaston touchy.
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* Most of the dogs in ''Film/{{Underdog}}'', except for Underdog himself, the only dog who can talk to humans.
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* The four-legged Tom in the early episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry''. In later episodes, he's a PartiallyCivilizedAnimal like Jerry, while in the early episodes his only human traits were his facial expressions and opposable thumbs.
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Ever notice in fictional works aimed at children, [[TalkingAnimal animals tend to have much more (or at least a little more) intelligence than they should]]? Well, in some cases, this can be done ''without'' having the creature speak when no humans are around. This is when an animal isn't any smarter than you would ''expect'' it to be, yet still is.
Nearly Normal Animals don't talk (though Largely Normal Animals can have some sort of AnimalTalk) and are usually quadrupedal if they are that way in real life. They are very much animals, particularly when it comes to instincts, priorities and motivations and they very rarely, if ever, wear clothes. Like many {{Speech Impaired Animal}}s and {{Talking Animal}}s, Nearly Normal Animals lack hands and walk on all fours, negating the possibility of performing many human tasks and behaviors.
Nearly Normal Animals don't talk (though Largely Normal Animals can have some sort of AnimalTalk) and are usually quadrupedal if they are that way in real life. They are very much animals, particularly when it comes to instincts, priorities and motivations and they very rarely, if ever, wear clothes. Like many {{Speech Impaired Animal}}s and {{Talking Animal}}s, Nearly Normal Animals lack hands and walk on all fours, negating the possibility of performing many human tasks and behaviors.
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Ever notice in fictional works aimed at children, [[TalkingAnimal [[SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism animals tend to have much more (or at least a little more) intelligence than they should]]? Well, in some cases, this can be done ''without'' having the creature walk on its hind legs or speak when no humans are around. This is when an animal isn't any smarter than you would ''expect'' it to be, yet still is.
humans.
Nearly Normal Animals don't talk(though Largely Normal Animals can have some sort of AnimalTalk) to humans and are usually quadrupedal if they are that way in real life. They are very much animals, particularly when it comes to instincts, priorities and motivations and they very rarely, if ever, wear clothes. Like many {{Speech Impaired Animal}}s and {{Talking Animal}}s, Nearly Normal Animals lack hands and walk on all fours, negating the possibility of performing many human tasks and behaviors.
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This is the low end of the SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism. The next step up is PartiallyCivilizedAnimal. Below this is truly normal animals, [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs which are not a trope]].
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This is the low end of the SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism. The next step up is PartiallyCivilizedAnimal.SpeechImpairedAnimal. Below this is truly normal animals, [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs which are not a trope]].
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* The dogs in ''Literature/GuardsGuards'' can talk to each other and have even formed their own guild, with their leader being a small, mad poodle who [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything preaches that all dogs should behave like wolves and rebel against their masters]]. They can't communicate with the humans (to the exception of Gaspode, whose ability to speak human is seen as a superpower), and mostly behave like normal dogs otherwise.
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* The dogs in ''Literature/GuardsGuards'' ''Literature/MenAtArms'' can talk to each other and have even formed their own guild, with their leader being a small, mad poodle who [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything preaches that all dogs should behave like wolves and rebel against their masters]]. They can't communicate with the humans (to the exception of Gaspode, whose ability to speak human is seen as a superpower), and mostly behave like normal dogs otherwise.
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** Brutus and Nero the crocodiles from ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'' can understand commands and act somewhat doglike.
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** Brutus and Nero the crocodiles from ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'' can understand commands and act somewhat doglike.
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* Played for laugh in the [[Creator/PGWodehouse]] novel ''Money for Nothing''. John's dog Emily has an internal monologue just like the human characters, exchanges stories with other dogs and "talks" to the humans with a rather elaborate vocabulary, but when the narrative follows the point of view of the human character she behaves like a normal dog and her "speech" is only heard as barking.
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* Played for laugh in the [[Creator/PGWodehouse]] Creator/PGWodehouse novel ''Money for Nothing''. John's dog Emily has an internal monologue just like the human characters, exchanges stories with other dogs and "talks" to the humans with a rather elaborate vocabulary, but when the narrative follows the point of view of the human character she behaves like a normal dog and her "speech" is only heard as barking.
** Philipe the horse, the wolves, and most of the other animals in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. They're almost completely normal, but Philipe is able to go into IDontThinkThatsSuchAGoodIdea mode, and a pig nods when Le Fou calls Gaston touchy.
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** Philipe the horse, the wolves, and most of the other animals in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. They're almost completely normal, but Philipe is able to go into IDontThinkThatsSuchAGoodIdea mode, and a pig nods when Le Fou calls Gaston touchy.
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** Sven from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' behaves somewhat like a dog and can understand English, but never really does anything human-like.
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** Sven from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' behaves somewhat like a dog and can understand English, but never really does anything human-like.
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* The dogs in ''Literature/GuardsGuards'' can talk to each other and have even formed their own guild, with their leader being a small, mad poodle who [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything preaches that all dogs should behave like wolves and rebel against their masters]]. They can't communicate with the humans (to the exception of Gaspode, whose ability to speak human is seen as a superpower), and mostly behave like normal dogs otherwise.
* Played for laugh in the [[Creator/PGWodehouse]] novel ''Money for Nothing''. John's dog Emily has an internal monologue just like the human characters, exchanges stories with other dogs and "talks" to the humans with a rather elaborate vocabulary, but when the narrative follows the point of view of the human character she behaves like a normal dog and her "speech" is only heard as barking.
* Played for laugh in the [[Creator/PGWodehouse]] novel ''Money for Nothing''. John's dog Emily has an internal monologue just like the human characters, exchanges stories with other dogs and "talks" to the humans with a rather elaborate vocabulary, but when the narrative follows the point of view of the human character she behaves like a normal dog and her "speech" is only heard as barking.
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* The animals of the ''Franchise/TheLionKing'' live under a monarchy ruled by lions that has organized events and laws and animals are shown to be capable of interacting with each other on a sapient level. But nevertheless, most animals more or less act as the real life counterparts would such as meerkats living in underground tunnels, lions and hyenas hunting other animals, and ungulates grazing on grass. Although the movie does tend to put a more anthropomorphic spin on otherwise natural behaviors such as the trio of hyenas [[SapientEatSapient cracking jokes about how they're going to eat Simba, Nala, and Zazu]].
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I think we can do with a more direct-to-the-source link
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-->-- '''Simon Tofield''' on the protagonist of ''WebAnimation/SimonsCat'', "[[https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=how+to+draw+simon%27s+cat&docid=607997116705033076&mid=779F706502D1ABE60733779F706502D1ABE60733&view=detail&FORM=VIRE Simon Draws: Simon's Cat]]"
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-->-- '''Simon Tofield''' on the protagonist of ''WebAnimation/SimonsCat'', "[[https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=how+to+draw+simon%27s+cat&docid=607997116705033076&mid=779F706502D1ABE60733779F706502D1ABE60733&view=detail&FORM=VIRE "[[https://youtu.be/5ArAFwo47VE Simon Draws: Simon's Cat]]"
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* ''Literature/TheGirlWhoDrankTheMoon'' includes an unnamed crow that only makes birdcalls, but that Luna can understand like speech. That particular crow had a magical origin and there is no evidence of it speaking with other crows.
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* The horse from ''VideoGame/{{Miitopia}}'' understands what’s going on around it, follows orders, and may nod its head when asked a question, but otherwise acts like a normal horse.
* The horse from ''VideoGame/{{Miitopia}}'' understands what’s going on around it, follows orders, and may nod its head when asked a question, but otherwise acts like a normal horse.
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[[caption-width-right:346:Anyone who's been around cats knows that this is ''definitely'' [[CatsAreSuperior normal behavior for them]].]]
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%%** The animals in ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' are this, especially Diablo the raven.
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->''He has little human hands... when he needs them.''
-->-- '''Simon Tofield''' on the protagonist of ''WebAnimation/SimonsCat'', "[[https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=how+to+draw+simon%27s+cat&docid=607997116705033076&mid=779F706502D1ABE60733779F706502D1ABE60733&view=detail&FORM=VIRE Simon Draws: Simon's Cat]]"
-->-- '''Simon Tofield''' on the protagonist of ''WebAnimation/SimonsCat'', "[[https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=how+to+draw+simon%27s+cat&docid=607997116705033076&mid=779F706502D1ABE60733779F706502D1ABE60733&view=detail&FORM=VIRE Simon Draws: Simon's Cat]]"
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->''He has little human hands... when he needs them.''
-->-- '''Simon Tofield''' on the protagonist of ''WebAnimation/SimonsCat'', "[[https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=how+to+draw+simon%27s+cat&docid=607997116705033076&mid=779F706502D1ABE60733779F706502D1ABE60733&view=detail&FORM=VIRE Simon Draws: Simon's Cat]]"
