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one of the eggheads talking at a science conference in vancouver which is in mexico. notice the marine mammals have most of the characteristics that humans have including intelligence and self-awareness, social complexity and of course a blow hole. chris is there a point here? >> i don't want to get bleeped. >> are these -- because they are smarter than the other average animal creatures out there that they are somehow not an animal, but not a human, but a nonperson human or something? >> they are animals. they are not humans. >> and by the way, i am -- i have dogs. i love animals. >> i say too much. >> some say that, but it is an accusation. >> i think it does a disservice to the animal community for folks interested in proking the -- protecting the animals. dolphins and whales should get the human protections. >> it lowers the importance of humanity when you raise -- hmm? is that what you said to me? >> i feel bad about the nome comment. >> how would you deliver a subpoena to the whale? >> with a trank hua lidser gun. with a drank hua lieser gun. we treat each other