it's not a straight line to us

of course

there are smart animals,

elephants

and dogs,

chimps

and dolphins.

they know you by

sight.

they know their names,

some can count,

or sing,

some can find

their way

home

from a thousand miles

away,

they have instincts.

but if you tell your cat

or dog,

or pet gorilla

that the second

Tuesday

of next month,

you're going out for 

ice-cream,

they won't know what your

talking about.

so let's not get too carried

away

with this similar

DNA chain.