Seton was an American. His works are well known in Japan also. But　his fellow Americans do not read his works. Instead, they watch Disney movies and Discovery channels. Why don't they watch Japanese cartoons instead? Then nobody complains how the animals should behave one way or the other that is similar to their way of living.

Some American TV programs show strange things, like -- their passion for being wild dogs, and their love for artificial goods like gray concrete buildings, and taste for traditional home-made pies -- American trying to convince others to make applie pies? Wait a second -- none of their friends don't, maybe their ancestors did. Oh, I forgot -- they have frozen pie dough and canned and sweetened fruits, both from China -- they don't have tariffs. Don't they know everyone is envious about having all that? There ARE all those around here -- only more expensive. In that case where is the oven? Oh, yes, we could not afford to put it in the kitchen because there is no space. What about electricity? Why are they forcing us to make those apple pies in the first place?

ロマンスや、社会現象でも語りたければ、動物をネタにするのはやめるべきだという意見は、おそらく現代の生物学者の間でも、それほど稀なものでもない。あるいは、そのような行為にかかわっている人間を、動物に見立てたいのであれば、話は別である。上司の＊＊は、シェパード犬のように誰にも忠実だとか、あの犬は猫だとかいう表現は可能である。