Mouse Guard

But one thing I cant get over is how this comic works. How can the mice walk upright; along with knowing speech, having culture and making clothes weapons and armor. nut why do owls, snakes, and other animals seem to be just "mute predators" like they are just normal animals, yet live in a world with animals that have adopted a human-like culture? The animals are still so natural in design (as opposed to making them anthropomorphic) that its honestly jarring to see some animals have human characteristics and others have none. Or are the predatory animals just the "trolls" and "ogres" of this world? Do you have any idea on how it works?