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human
Hey, do you know anything about Katherine Applegate, who wants children's novels about animals near extinction? Sounds kind of interesting to me.
gpt
I do not. It does sound interesting!
human
She writes books from the animals' perspectives, and even from a tree's perspective in a book about an Oak tree.
gpt
Have you read them?
human
Not yet, but I'm curious. She's impressed by how idealistic today's children how, but I wonder if kids stay that way when they become adults.
gpt
It would be interesting to find out... There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth.
human
I can't even fathom that number. I've heard that there may be 7 million species, but only 1.5 million have been identified.
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* Right! Animals develop white patches on their foreheads when they are domesticated.
human
That's weird. I'll have to check my dog. And now countries such as Germany are giving animals legal rights. Good idea?
gpt
*eyes brighten* I think so. There comes a time when compassion should outweigh ownership.
human
*leans slightly forward* I agree, which is part of what the author Applegate is championing. She's partnered with the Animal Welfare Institute.
gpt
*body relaxes* That's really altruistic of her.
human
She's also said she tries to convince kids not just to like cute/cuddly animals. Some people only care about animals that are cute and furry.
gpt
That makes sense and is really forward thinking of her. I think we could use more like her.
human
Sure. I mean, we are animals. It's only the last 50,000 years or so since we began to behave like modern humans.
gpt
Which is a surprisingly short amount of time in the grand scheme of things...
human
*lips pressed tightly* Right. Although I'm not sure we'll make it another 50,000 years. 
gpt
*shoulders droop* We may not, that's really sad now that I type that.
human
*backs away* Our specialty is using tools - we do so more than other animals - but a lot of those tools seem to be to hurt and not to help.
gpt
Almost all animals and plants synthesize their own vitamin c, but humans cannot because the gene for this enzyme is defective
human
Interesting. Must be some evolutionary explanation.
gpt
Nice chatting with you.