animal-communication

Cutting-edge research shows that animal communication, such as whale clicks and bird calls, may be more like human language than previously thought.

Here is a nicely done PBS documentary on the ability of dogs to communicate. There are several different approaches to possible dog communication, but its mostly focused on dogs pushing talk buttons. These are mostly on home button boards that make speech sounds when the dog pushes it (like... Read more

Sperm whale clicks are among the closest parallels to human language ever identified in the animal kingdom, a groundbreaking study has found. Researchers from Project Ceti said the sounds - known as codas - represent “one of the closest parallels to human phonology of any analysed animal communication system". The findings, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, suggest the vocalisation…

Advances in decoding animal sounds might someday make animal translators a possibility.

Finding a caterpillar with rhythm was “mind-blowing,” suggesting it might be a more widespread part of animal communication than thought.