Why isn the bird anthro like the others?
Initially, I created the bird character as a “pet” presented to one of the other characters as a secret booby prize (i.e. the bird is a nutcase and was supposed to drive his new master up the wall. It didn’t work out that way). Since most of the characters are somewhat restrained in behavior, the bird serves as comic relief when I can think of something appropriatley silly for him to do. As for why he’s not as anthropomorphic as the others, birds are really tough to turn into bipedal anthros. I mean, it can be done, but it seldom looks attractive.