(i used to bike to work through here, at about 7 am - the air is other-worldly..)
The reason animals are so intelligent is they spend their Lives in the wild,
which is naturally about the most intelligent thing there is > no better Metaphor
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/from-tribune-files-wildlife-in-the-la-crosse-river-marsh/collection_43439b55-7b95-58ff-ab6a-8f56d41f3906.html#18