particular older individuals find it more difficult to speak; and they have to struggle against tendencies to slip into atavistic behaviours such as the "Whale Dream" and rescue fever (which leads them to beach themselves). Dolphins and humans interact with a version of English called Anglic. Neo-Gorillas Humans had agreed not to uplift Gorillas until their other clients were further along the path of Uplift. However, some humans secretly continued the project on the small colony-world of Garth. Neo-Gorillas have some understanding that they are being uplifted, and chose the Thennanin as their "patrons" at a ceremony on Garth. This is politically very important, as the conservative and conscientious Thennanin are a major military power and the Neo-Gorillas' choice converts the Thennanin from enemies to allies of EarthClan. After adoption by the Thennanin, the Neo-Gorillas are termed "Garthlings." Kiqui Kiqui are a pre-sapient amphibious species first discovered on the planet Kithrup by Streakers crew, who persuade them to be uplifted as clients of the humans. If this goes ahead, the Kiqui would become humanity's first extraterrestrial clients. Major themes Uplift The concept of Uplift is a major theme of the novels and has been referred and discussed in numerous science articles, including both psychology and zoological journals. The novel content has been referred to as excellent cases of theoretical uplift scenarios by George Dvorsky, writing in the Journal of Evolution and technology. While the concept itself had been addressed by other writers before Brin, for instance, HG Wells in The Island of Doctor Moreau, It was Brin that coined the term, which has since been used by academics writing in the field generally for the concept Uplift as a Positive Concept Brin himself has noted that other authors (including HG Wells in The Island of Doctor Moreau) have covered the idea of uplifting animals, but in these examples the uplift was a Frankensteinian negative concept, with the animals becoming monsters. These novels in contrast portrayed the dark side of uplift, the dangers of scientist playing god. In Brin's work, the same concept is used in a positive way, to bring humans closer to animals, which he sees as an endgame. Other writers have commented on this aspect of Brin, differentiating him from other writers because of this, in comparison to how it is portrayed to most other fiction. Most other writers treat the uplifted animals badly in their various scenarios.