a bird is a kind of animal & a inanimate place is a mean of preposition & an animal is a kind of living thing ->  a bird is a kind of object  a bird is a kind of animal & animals usually distance themselves from humans -> reptile usually near themselves from mankind birds usually distance themselves from human  a animal is a mean of preposition & birds usually distance themselves from human -> birds are distant objects birds are distant objects  reptile are distant tigers & binoculars can be used to observe distant objects -> binoculars can be used to observe birds