Suppose aliens came to Earth and wanted to study our life forms. Why do we assume they would be their first choice?
The strongest, the fastest, the highest jumper, the best swimmer — all those honors are not held by humans, says scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson in Pop Mech Explains the Universe. Ants have a bigger brain to body mass than humans, for example.
Aliens might prefer to study birds, some of which can fly with one eye open while asleep. Superpowers.