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Can I use pronoun "it" instead of "he"?

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Rebecca

Though it’s hard to know in this clip, there are two possible reasons the speaker chose to use ‘he’. 1. ‘He’ may be used as a general-neutral pronoun, though this is not widely used and considered archaic. 2. The experts might have figured out the sex of the animal upon their filming. But if you don't know the animal’s sex or the animal's name, you can use the pronouns 'it' and 'that' for animals.

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