Talking animals in fiction Talking animals in fiction Talking animals are a common theme in mythology and folk tales, as well as children's literature. Fictional talking animals often are anthropomorphic, possessing human-like qualities but appearing as a creature. The usage of talking animals enable storytellers to combine the basic characteristics of the animal with human behavior, to apply metaphor, and to entertain children. There are a number of alleged real-life talking animals. The creature retains its original form without much change, other than being able to speak. Sometimes it may only speak as a narration for the reader's convenience. The rabbits in "Watership Down"
Animals (The Goodies) Animals (The Goodies) "Animals" is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series "The Goodies". This episode is also known as "Animal Liberation" and "Animal Lib" and also "Watership Down". Written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie. Tim has been collecting various animals to take part in showbiz. However, his agency is not a commercial success due to his pathetic ways of training animals and Bill's craze of hunger for meat which he haven't eaten while feeding the animals, Grahame just returns to collects Lions for the circus but Tim have no Big cats or