Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...

Nonhuman animals (animals) are constantly "talking" with one another using sounds, smells, visual signals, and various combinations thereof. In his fascinating new book titled Why Animals Talk: The ...

1. Sounds: Many animals make noises to communicate. For example, dogs bark, cats meow, and birds chirp. Each sound can have a different meaning. A dog might bark to warn of danger, while a bird might ...

Julie Elie has spent a lot of time listening to zebra finches. These chatty little birds are a popular animal model for studying communication, but most research focuses on the males' complicated ...

Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a double-edged sword: it can help them communicate, sometimes over long distances, but it can also reveal them to ...

We have changed from wanting animals to understand human language to wanting to understand how they communicate with each ...

It’s a question that has fascinated researchers and thinkers of various traditions. Animals and humans have always interpenetrated and shaped each other’s worlds, but the project of understanding how ...

Julie Elie has spent a lot of time listening to zebra finches. These chatty little birds are a popular animal model for studying communication, but most research focuses on the males’ complicated ...