Possibly the most common type of Intellectual Animal is a talking bird, and you know you've Seen It a Million Times. Parrots, ravens, mynah birds and other birds capable of mimicking human speech are likely to be outright fully intelligent and articulate. Most common in settings where there is an element of the fantastic that can be used to Hand Wave the inaccuracy, but even fairly mundane, realistic stories sometimes do it. Someone who Speaks Fluent Animal is not needed here (but may show up nonetheless). Examples of Polly Wants a Microphone include: