Another beautiful question came to mind..

First, let us all remember..

{Dep} = being (non-humanoid)

maj..

And now read the following reasoning:

Are birds beings ?

Yes 

Are they humanoid ?

No 

So, they are {Dep}s too 

Similarly:

Are animals beings ?

Yes 

Are they humanoid ?

No 

So, they are {Dep}s too 

What do you think about that ?

'ej DaH, jIQongbej..

~ m. qunen'oS 

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