[geokon]

I dunno if I missed the joke, or it's a funny coincidence.. but Douglas Adams talks at length about Keas in his book "Last Chance to See"

[mkl]

He talks about kea a little there, but a lot more about another weird NZ parrot, the kakapo. I think it's a coincidence (or I missed the joke too).

[kwhitefoot]

Never read The Hitchhiker's Guide?

The dolphins leave this message as they leave Earth: "So long, and thanks for all the fish."

Besides the mice the dolphins are the most intelligent species on the planet.