I remember once when I said “Come!” to my Chinese neighbor’s dog and it didn’t seem to want to come, but when my Chinese neighbor shouted “Gou lai!” (which in Mandarin Chinese means ‘come’), it went to him right away.
Of course, there could be many reasons why the dog didn’t come to me. It may not be due even partially to the language difference, yet it did make me wonder about the nature of animal communication and human-animal communication.
Some animals apparently guide humans with their communication (Greater Honeyguide), some communicate at frequencies we can’t hear (tarsiers), and some even communicate to themselves (bats), but heck, I guess I do that, too, when I have cabin fever.
This week, we’ll take a refreshing and fascinating trip into the world of animal language! It will be a welcomed break from talking about human language learning and a fun topic for the middle of summer, don’t you think?
Let us know your favorite animal communicator in the comments and I’ll try to work it in to this weeks’ posts!
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The Unbelievable World Of Animal Language
