Do not confuse Sapience with Sentience, please. There are tons of animals that we can have as pets IRL and in-game that are sentient. Infact, most animals are classified as sentient or semi-sentient. Parrots for example, are sentient. However, people keep them as pets in-game and IRL. Semi-sentience means that the animals is self-aware, and can feel emotions like happiness, sadness, and anger and are somewhat aware of there existence. Sentient animals however, are able to feel said emotions, but are completely aware of there existence and all that stuff.Vulpixen wrote:I...personally dont think they should be pets..at all. They're phoenix's and to me those are like dragons. I'd NEVER want anyone to tame a dragon or a phoenix. I see them both as sentient. I think if anything they should be mounts.. The idea of a hunter taming something so legendary as a phoenix just puts me off personally.
Sapience however, describes a being that can act upon wisdom, reason, and use judgement. Humans are the only sapient animals that we know of. Dragons in WoW are sapient because they can act upon wisdom, reason, and use judgement and are sentient because they are self aware and can feel complex emotions. A Phoenix however, is probably not sapient, but could be sentient.
Oh, and Al'ar is Kael'thas' pet.