That explained several things. For one, why he wasn't as awkwardly clumsy looking as the rest. For another, humans did apparently have learned potential.

< I've spent a lot of time around tree-dwelling species myself. >

Adjusting those arms, and the feathers, as he changed his grip on the branches. Little wonder why, in this form, he could say something like that, if it was also true in a general sense. The Hork-Bajir were tree-dwelling as well.

< Have you spent much time in contact with other humans? >