Thoughtful (and thought-provoking) comments like yours are why I frequent this site. Thank you, stranger! For my part, I'll add that "Humans are visual creatu

Thoughtful (and thought-provoking) comments like yours are why I frequent this site. Thank you, stranger! For my part, I'll add that "Humans are visual creatures", which biases every aspect of our culture -- and might help explain why many would consider other primates "closer" to us than birds.