How would you define the word “animal” to an alien who’s never seen or heard of one before?

[DaBiggestBird]

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Note: You can only cite your own understanding, no pulling up pictures or articles or anything.

[NathanDavis]

"you're an animal..."


if they understand they're not... job done...

[DrPepper12]

I'd show footage of J6 insurrectionists and talk through the defining qualities of animals

[DaBiggestBird]

No no no, you can only explain. No pictures or videos or anything else

[DrPepper12]

Awww... I'll go with a snake then.

[jahaims]

You wouldn't need to. If a species can travel through space time then they would already know.

[DaBiggestBird]

So you’re saying the fact that Christopher Columbus can travel overseas, he knew Native Americans existed?

[jahaims]

Show me where I said that. The technology required to travel spacetime is a much bigger gap in technology than it was between Europeans and native Americans. A wooden boat vs. Something that can manipulate spacetime.

[michol123]

Are there no animals on the aliens homeworld?

[DaBiggestBird]

Comparable beings perhaps but not animals. There wouldn’t be any humans so why would there be animals?

[michol123]

Why do I need too? is the alien asking about it am I bringing it up? Where is this question being asked on earth a spaceship did the alien see a alien and wonder about it am I defining the entirety of the animal kingdom or a single animal?

[DaBiggestBird]

The entire animal kingdom. What is a animal they ask