Colonel Butterworth cocked an eyebrow at him. "By which, I assume you mean human-level sentient. And the answer is no , to the extent we can determine. I’ve discussed this with Dr. Sheehy and her staff, and they assure me that the raptors have no language, beyond stereotyped verbal signaling. They use no weapons, not that they need any, and we see no evidence of structures." He shrugged. "In the absence of some other form of evidence, they appear to be only animals. Very smart ones, but nothing more."