Scott Schultz wrote: >>Yep. But when it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck - she's alive. > >And if the duck doesn't eat, doesn't breathe, doesn't circulate blood and >none of its internal organs are operational? > >You seem to be taking the stance that ambulatory = alive. > > This duck is a light eater, this talks duck talks (which implies she breaths). I haven't had the opportunity to bleed that duck. This duck's brain, larynx, senses, & muscles work quite well, I haven't had a chance to observe its spleen in action, but I would say that this duck has guts. (Or Dickens would say "bowels"). This duck is able to pass as alive by observant people.