How Close Are We to Talking With Animals?

We know about apes learning sign language, but what about dolphins typing on an underwater keyboard? Or A.I. machines translating prairie dog chirps? We want to answer how close we are to conversing with the animal kingdom.
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Is Language Unique To Humans
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“However, language is more than a process through which meaning is attached to words or short sentences. Language might be described as the ability to take a finite set of elements (such as words), and using a set of rules (grammar and syntax) to create infinite combinations, each of which is comprehensible. Given this definition, it is perhaps not surprising then that cognitive psychologists sometimes speak of a "grammar of action".”
Yes, We Can Communicate with Animals
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“But I assure you, no dog (or ape) will ever learn words, lexigrams or gestures for “bacteria,” “economy” or “atom.” They may be able to hear or see the differences among them, but the concepts they represent are beyond their conceptual capacity. You can’t learn words for things you can’t understand.”
Chirps, whistles, clicks: Do any animals have a true ‘language’?
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“To be considered a true language, there are a few elements that are usually considered to be essential, says Kershenbaum. For one, it must be learned rather than instinctive - both whales and birds have this piece covered. For instance, killer whale calves learn a repertoire of calls from their mothers, and the sounds gradually evolve from erratic screams to adult-like pulsed calls and whistles.”
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[@ourempire13]

Thats gonna be one really awkward day at the slaughter house

[@gwyn.]

They’re eating her… and then they’re going to eat me… OH MY GAAAAA!!!

[@justcallmesomething8089]

But everything you said is a lie... 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@nik1128]

I think everyone outside of psychopathic individuals would immediately become a vegetarian...

[@greenthizzle4]

Nik we are finding out plants do feel pain though, and one plant releases a hormone to get catipillaes to stop eating it

[@pabscarries1815]

@@greenthizzle4 the thing is, Mitch, you do not have to chop down a tree to eat its fruits or leaves ;). The way I see it is, You are "borrowing" the food from plants in exchange for water and proper ground to grow on. Oh and plants also create oxygen while livestock produce greenhouse gasses. And I am not saying we should kill all Animals but there is no balance thanks to meat industry being so strong.

[@CIBERXGAMING]

Dolphins definitely do have a language. There is a video where they told two dolphins to come up with their own trick. They went under the water, made some high pitched noises and they both did the same trick that they made up.

[@BadgerCheese94]

That sounds beyond adorable and I need a link

[@Jacob-fv6co]

What's really cool to think about is that we can communicate back and forth with animals. Even if we don't use language, we both exchange information the other can understand.

[@CarFreeSegnitz]

Screw talking to animals. Star Trek taught me that aliens all speak perfect contemporary English.

[@billflorina4713]

The aliens speak in their native language. Every one in the star trek universe has a universal translator in their ears so they hear English instead of alien languages. Just as the aliens listen in their language instead of English.

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

bill florina except for in star trek enterprise 😂

[@billflorina4713]

@@jtonxbox1433 thats how they portrayed the ferengi in deep space nine when they traveled back in time on 1945 earth. They used some thing to extract the translator from their ears and fixed it. Besides humans had their badges taken but still were able to communicate.

[@mikepowell8611]

Yeah with a universal translaters, Dingus.

[@matthewzeller5026]

"The Babel fish is small, yellow, leech-like - and probably the oddest thing in the universe. It feeds on brain wave energy, absorbing all unconscious frequencies and then excreting telepathically a matrix formed from the conscious frequencies and nerve signals picked up from the speech centres of the brain, the practical upshot of which is that if you stick one in your ear, you can instantly understand anything said to you in any form of language: the speech you hear decodes the brain wave matrix."

[@adityapratapsingh2518]

Me to my dog : guuuud boy! Dog: what the hell is he murmuring.

[@adityapratapsingh2518]

Please subscribe my channel so I can reach 100k without video. You: why would you do so? Me:just lazy to upload video. ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ

[@usmanronaldo7]

😂 probably

[@typingcat]

You: Good boy! Dog: Did you just assume my gender?

[@KABTROgaming]

VECTOR dogs can only understand tone in your voice that lets them know whether youre happy sad or mad, there not smart enough to ever be able to even comprehend a language

[@KABTROgaming]

VECTOR and they sure as hell cant think to themselves like we do with a voice in our head lol

[@desromic]

I can't wait to tell my dog that the Sun is going to explode someday, and watch his face as he contemplates the meaning of life.

[@polisp2]

That's where it all started for me 5 years ago, I wonder how it's been for u since?

[@raphaelegit]

The day animals randomly start talking shall be like this Me: Aw who’s a good boy? My deep voiced dog: *me* Me: wait wha-

[@officer_baitlyn]

5:16 *_implying that humans arent mimicking signs for rewards_*

[@gregorypdearth]

Exactly. At a fundamental level we all need things and communicate in order to get them. If you just want an answer to a question, that is still obtaining a reward for uttering the question. I cannot think of a single thing people say that doesn't in some way result in a reward. Even this comment seeks the 'reward' of agreement, feeling like others agree with a shared perspective (which is why you posted your statement too). If you don't expect anything to come of posting a comment, why comment? Your reward might even be entirely internal. Commenting might make people feel smart, even if they don't bother to look at responses to their comment. That is another reward. Just look at the phenomenon of trolls. LOL

[@alahjandrodagrate1611]

That’s all life is dude. We get taught things through our reward system. Our boys tell us something is good so it wants a repeat. Our rewards system is the biggest drug there is

[@justcallmesomething8089]

@@gregorypdearth I mean not everything gives a reward per say, some things give a negative response. Like for example of you smack someone across the face and they knock you out then what reward are you getting? The knowledge of knowing smacking people gets you knocked out?

[@Nick-wv1wo]

Hello i am a mad scientist, so cool

[@ishankgupta6445]

How would you explain curiosity , what kind of reward is associated with being curious ?

[@xxxzz8413]

After that animal sex gonna be a trend. Goats can complain to police then

[@jayc2600]

lol yep! this is disturbing

[@lopezmonzea12]

Bruh

[@adolfodef]

So THAT is the actual "goal" of this research! -> It was a request of the porn industry.

[@davidcr566]

ISIS won't like that.

[@zacktoor1591]

But officer... he didn't paaaAAAaaay me!

[@nguyentrinhquanganh1494]

Dog : **barks** (I want to die, My owner always so lame and lazy) **Bot translating** Bot : I love living with my owner, he is so nice and awesome! Me : awwwww...what a good boy.

[@APEX-qv7rm]

Bot Fly ?

[@evaristegalois6282]

0:10 oh, so there are other people out there that give words of encouragement to elephants and scold sheep? That's a relief, I thought I was the only one who did that...

[@titan5064]

Evariste Galois damn ozzies

[@helmsscotta]

The elephant will remember your attitude. Sheep are loyal and stupid.

[@jocelynm116]

I went back to see what you were talking about. That’s funny. Damn sheep

[@alexacdc1234]

I always talk to every animal I see. Be it a bug or racooon or a deer or a dog or cat. They’re all living breathing animals and even though they can’t respond I like to think they all appreciate me treating them like I would treat a human and not like some mindless object.

[@sxsxpl]

Anyone thinks that further research on this can help us communicate with any type of aliens when we meet them?

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

I think that would be the only reason for some people to donate money to this kind of research.

[@Holy963hz]

What if there is a alien out in the universe with so much knowledge we are the monkeys to them, with the capability of travel and could get here any minute, but watch us fight eachother in wars so they come only to stop the fight

[@theblockchainkid8612]

Aliens don’t exist, and if they do we will never meet them we will go extinct beforehand

[@AceDice]

@@theblockchainkid8612 the universe is so large and vast there has to aleast one other alien planet

[@stevenfisher7828]

Assuming you're talking about intelligent alien life, I think it would be reasonable to assume they would already be far more well versed on the subject than we can currently comprehend

[@ZupaFilipPL]

Imagine what trillions of farmed animals would say about their Holocaust...

[@anelusiveenigma]

Fifi it's not gonna end well for the farmers 😬

[@zea3647]

Big facts!

[@universe1225]

Well, it's not every factory. But yeah, there'd probably be a massive revision, and new laws and emphasis put on animal rights.

[@panpiper]

If we stop eating those farm animals, they will simply not exist. There might be a few in zoos, but that's it. Those animals exist in the numbers they do solely because we eat them. If you had the choice to live a finite life, one that would end someday, you know not when, how or why, would you not choose to exist? Your only other choice is to never exist. Of course you would choose to exist. Indeed it is a choice you make every day that you don't commit suicide. I have to assume animals would make the same choice. All that said, I do agree that the living 'conditions' of those animals should be as humane as practical.

[@universe1225]

@@panpiper But if we could communicate full on with them, animal rights might be rethought. I wouldn't be surprised if there were donations or some kind of funding to save the animals if we stopped eating them. I don't think any conversation we have will be too complex though.

[@13orrax]

"call headquarters and tell them we have a possible Doolittle situation.....COME HERE LITTLE BOY, WE GRANT WISHES"

[@Leto85]

You dog then might one day tell you to not belittle him. :P

[@fionamaray3791]

I'm sad no one has recognized the Rick and Morty reference.

[@DaneReidVoiceOver]

Imagine Americans yelling at animals "THIS IS AMERICA! SPEAK ENGLISH." That probably won't end too well for the person 😂

[@RiftZM]

Now, imagine if [ Insert Ethnicity ] were [ Insert Stereotype ].

[@lalilulelothepatriots514]

Lol

[@Electronic424]

Yeah I disliked this video for that

[@chikipichi5280]

Well shit they’ve lived there for enough generations to learn the language

[@eastofeden9487]

Strange how if you go to rural China, you might be expected to speak Mandarin or Cantonese. That seems to just make sense, doesn't it? You don't go to a Chinese village and expect people to understand YOUR native language.

[@brucecook502]

i remember one claim that was made in the "koko" documentary was that "Micheal" the gorilla talked about a memory in his childhood when the humans killed his family and took him into captivity. he described what would have been a human using a firearm to shoot his mother in the face, and Micheal cried when talking about it. if this story was true, then obviously it isn't just an ape mimicking signs for reward, that is true conversation.

[@TheOnlyWil]

Please don’t teach animals to talk, my dog is my only child who doesn’t answer back

[@Dell-ol6hb]

TheOnlyWil my dog always talk back lol

[@slolilols]

Your comment is funny and sad at the same time

[@azambinomar7398]

Thats sad

[@Ag-kt3je]

Classic boomer joke

[@sauroman1]

feed dogs vegan

[@2000yearOldYogiAspirant]

Funny thing is that animals do _communicate_ back, humans are over absorbed in blunt abstract symbolism that they are too miopic to any other form of interaction. One time with my dog I saw something weird, and immediately we both looked at each other like "wtf??". I noticed too that if I'm refraining or emotionally not wanting people to approach me, and they do anyway, he'll start growling at them. My cats too. I never done this before, but I was sitting in my couch and my cat was just looking at me, I cleared the mess beside me and double tapped in the sofa sort of saying "come", and right after he hops to lay on my side. Even bees (lol). I stopped killing flies and bees, I see them on a window for example, and gently without panicking (I was afraid of bees before) I just lead their way towards an open window, and surpisingly they fly straight and peacefully. The other day I had a big ass moth inside my home (after googling I found out it was an Acherontia Atropos) so I remained calm and opened the window, i lift my arms sort of leading her outside by showing "not in my direction", and the moth gently started flying towards the exit. Whereas before for example, seeing a moth made me panick and grab my flip flops while they flew erratically all over the place. The communication I'm talking about here is having an intention, and looking at the animal conveying what u want, hard to explain it better but this is done tru action and not thinking. I swear to god next time I see this big moth I'm going to lift my hand and she'll land on my fingers. Do google Acherontia Atropos, the moth is huuge and looks like a bee, and has a skull in its back, nothing to be scared of right ^_^" If u have a dog and u're close to him u should notice how intelligent animals really are. I dont think they have imagination/thinking like us obviously, but a lot of communication isn't done via symbolism or signs, but rather through common body language of fear / chillness.

[@Maximus-k1]

Animals use imagination to map possible scenarios and plan how they might respond. Complex animals like mammals, reptiles, fish, etc. would most certainly need to be able to respond to new things, so I'd say that they all have the need and ability for imagination, even if in a limited scope.

[@leilanipunanimania6815]

I agree. As humans we tend to dismiss anything we don't understand or fear and not understanding the language of animals is no exception. For example my Pomeranian, Jacob, has preferences just like a human does. Though he is perfectly capable of eating a large slice of his refrigerated Fresh Pet food loaf with his small narrow mouth, he will keep setting it down on the floor and then look at me until I cut it into smaller pieces then feed him dainty bits one by one.😂 He also has a doggy carseat in my expedition so when he gets in my friends' cars that have boosterseats he gets into it automatically upon entering the car. My giant tortoise comes when called and knows that his heater has a safety feature that if flipped over will turn off in his house so when he gets too warm he will just flip it over or stick half of his body outside in the cool air while staying comfortable (kind of the equivalent to when humans get hot at night and stick one leg out of the covers.) 😂 They are both on my channel.

[@c.eb.1216]

I taught my cat what "outside" meant by repeatedly pointing out the window while saying the word and then looking meaningfully at him. For my efforts, I got to see the lightbulb go on in his kitty eyes when he suddenly made the connection and then excitedly ran to the backdoor to be let out on his harness. That was an awesome experience.

[@leilanipunanimania6815]

@@c.eb.1216 You rock, that's awesome.

[@Ninjaananas]

You are projecting your emotions and human thoughts upon them. Moth aren't intelligent enough to understand our gestures.

[@kgichi]

I'm conflicted about this, I trully want to know how stupid my dog is, but I don't want to talk to my future steak.

[@GraphicsCow]

Underrated comment lmao

[@Apostate_ofmind]

yore lucky. by the time this tech is available, we will be growing muscle tissue in labs. You wont have to.

[@vlad11112]

Is your dog your future steak?

[@Maximus-k1]

Maybe it's because the dog and cow have more in common than you're comfortable with.

[@jameswood6121]

Because you eat a cow and pay for it’s death but you couldn’t kill an animal and there is no difference between a dog and cow.

[@anonymousloner4480]

Not one mention of alex the parrot and the talks of gorillas apes and dolphins greatly undermined how far we've already progressed there are dolphin trainers that taught dolphins a trick "language" and used the signal for "together" with the signal for "create" and the dolphins swam down together and came back with an entirely new trick that they hadn't been taught. There's an ape that talked about a dream he had in signlanguage and a memory he had of his mother being killed by poachers, an ape that when shown a picture book about a kitten asked for one and he was gentle with it. Alex the parrot that could talk verbally and would understand corrections like what is this?... showeeer yes but what is in the shower?.. waater like he understood what he was actually saying. We have already progressed well beyond the im doing a movement similar to you but with no meaning stage.

[@casualchaos1466]

I am beyond happy humans are actually trying to develop a connection with animals in this way. Uplifting animals is a true gift I hope to see in my lifetime

[@casualchaos1466]

This title brings me life!!! I used to fantasize what it would be like to have deep communication with animals and how It works and what It would take to develop. I went on a rant just now and then deleted it cause it was to much. This is so fascinating I love it

[@farelrajwa1300]

Imagine bird flying saying "Hey wassup"

[@richankdubey1498]

I already know how to talk to my roommate so very close I'd say.

[@tylermartin7245]

Humans have been able to communicate with one another since prehistoric times.

[@jerry3790]

A lot of people seem to think they’ll be able to talk to their dogs or cows but that unfortunately wouldn’t be the case. There is a reason they have chosen dolphins with that reason being that they are one of the few animals with enough intelligence that it might be possible to communicate with them. No matter what new technologies we develop we will never be able to talk to a cow without somehow substantially increasing its intelligence.

[@MM-vt3hf]

Yeah but I think almost any more complex animal would be able to at least say something. Even if it's just a single word that they would say to describe how they're feeling

[@justinmacasinag6258]

We cannot make them of a higher intelligence, but we can ourselves humans lower our intelligence for them. *Insert thinking meme*

[@vegetablescankill]

So dogs and cattle don't communicate within their own species somehow?

[@einmax879]

@@MM-vt3hf i am groot

[@a.h7460]

Dogs are fairly intelligent and can learn to associate words with actions and objects. Dogs are also quite emotional and can be very verbal when expressing fear, frustration, gratitude, love etc.. They're hierarchical understanding of the pack is similar to our "social class" or at least what our communities emerged from. I think that's why our two species have been such good companions over the millennia. Dogs understand and easily conform to the basic political dynamics of human interaction. I think that's why some people dislike cats; because cats are highly independent creatures and lack the group mentality. The social, mental and physical limits of an animal will dictate what it communicates and how it goes about communicating. I think breeding and ownership of domestic pets needs to be taken way more seriously, more ambitiously. Families should actively strive to mentally stimulate they're pets and allow them to breed in order to pass vital hereditary information. I don't know why this isn't actively being pursued.. Wolves have been proven to be more intelligent than dogs. The mental regression of our pets is a shame and a result of the useless lives we put them through. I view owning a large mammalian animal for amusement as abuse. Why are we looking for extraterrestrial life to form a Galactic Presence with when we can potentially elevate our fellow earthlings? Obviously this theory would take time. Dogs today are already being trained to assist the disabled and work with the police force. So technically some dogs have jobs and are low-key functioning members of society. We need to look at their strengths and build upon them. Needs to happen, the future would be teeming with new philosophy and domestic pets wouldn't be such a disgrace

[@DaKrazyMonkey25]

This isn’t something I ever really thought about us being able to do in the future. This shows that we are going to see many things we didn’t expect or dream of. As for my request, I say Seeker should cover “how close are we to full-dive VR?”

[@Kresyaan]

What if dolphins are amazing at sign language but they are unable to show it because they have no hands.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

There was once a Chimp who was taught sign language. The project was brought to a stop with the result that "Chimps are too dumb to talk". The reason? The chimp made the hand sign in the order "Orange want I" instead of "I want an orange". As if every languages grammar follows English rules. What many people still don't get is that the reason why most animals can't "talk" is because the lack the vocal cords to create the noices needed for our languages.

[@Beaneabean]

@@maythesciencebewithyou If they were teaching in english sign language, then yes grammar matters.

[@user-bl4oq7fd8d]

How are we supposed to talk to aliens (if we ever get in contact with them), when we can't even properly figure out what our relatives from our planet are saying?!

[@mr.personhumanson6871]

I'm pretty sure deciphering and/or translating alien language will be easier than translating noises, body language, and behaviors of our animal relatives given that these aliens come in peace. Because they will most likely have an actual language to translate to.

[@ruileite4579]

@@mr.personhumanson6871 up

[@user-bl4oq7fd8d]

Mr. Person Humanson But what medium will they use to communicate?! They might for example just have a highly complex body language which might be even harder to figure out than the body language of animals. But then again when they actively contact (or visit) us they most likely already have a good translation system to communicate with other civilizations ;)

[@mr.personhumanson6871]

@@user-bl4oq7fd8d they wouldn't be an advance civilization if their only means of communication is through body language, like how do you program a computer with that?!

[@mrjhavery6681]

Mathematics

[@tfsheahan2265]

My favorite anecdote from Irene Pepperburg"s book Alex and Me was the time a male volunteer took Alex into the men's room to pee. And while he was washing his hands, Alex, sitting on his shoulder in front of the mirror, spontaneously asked the male volunteer "What color?" Upon reflection, the volunteer said "Gray, Alex. You're and African Gray parrot." Upon which Alex repeated "Gray." And the volunteer repeated "Gray." Apparently he had never been asked to identify that color!

[@diyeana]

My parrots totally talk back to me. Me: "What are you doing? Get out of there!" Macaw: looks at me "No!" goes back to what she was going

[@MegzChica]

I want this because I want animals to have a voice and be more equal. I'm tired of seeing them treated as a tool or a pest to humans. I feel like I have a good communication with my cats, I try to understand them and make sure they are happy and their needs met just as much as my own.

[@GrayFlare]

Alan! Alan! Alan!

[@angeliparraguirre7329]

Good one

[@janderson1008]

10 velociraptors out of 10

[@kevinfidler6287]

Steve! Steve! ....

[@karna5998]

@brutus brutalis oof

[@Sixeye_]

Is Meowing a sign of communication? Every cat owner will tell you, that they can decipher their cats meows. My cat will make a howling meow when she can't find me. She will do the same kinda noise when she has a toy. She will meow when she is hungry, but do a loud meow when in trouble. She will do a small low meow with her mouth shut, this is concern for me, and also when she wants attention. Why is nobody looking into this?

[@IoriKana]

THE SIXEYE cats don’t meow to other cats, they learned to meow to humans, because they saw human baby’s make a high sound and get a lot of attention when they do it, they decided to learn to mimic that sound to get the same amount of attention, in my opinion that’s a great example of a smart animal learning to speak to us with our language, I really hope more people start researching cats since they have already shown the capability to learn and speak human language

[@IoriKana]

THE SIXEYE and also a cat’s brain is closer to a human’s than a dog’s In fact, a cat’s brain is 90% the same as humans I am super interested in cats...

[@Apostate_ofmind]

Lemonish Potato to be precise, cats only speak like they do with us with kittens, as kittens are not developed enough to hear and speak like adults so adults need to meow loud and clear. Cats basically see us as big babies XD which makes sense, we do the same with someone who doesnt seem to understand our language, we speak louder, slower and more clearly

[@Sixeye_]

That's what i was thinking. A person knows what the meowing means, and the cat knows what it means. I think this could be a sign of communications. Incredible animals. They watch and learn, then mimic that behavior. Just like when they hiss, would be them mimicking a snake, learning that snakes use this as a warning, watching how animals flee when they hear that sound, so they did the same. Just like how they learn to open doors, just by watching us. This mimic behavior could be them eventually mimicking our social language sounds. I think if humans destroy themselves, these incredible creatures will be the dominant species, and maybe continuing some of our traits. I think the lack of research on cats is due to the cats being arrogant, it takes longer to teach a cat than a dog. I looked after kittens everyday, leaning how they watch and mimicked their mother behavior. This mimicking behavior could be used to mimic sounds, and then kittens mimicking the same sounds, eventually turning into early communication.

[@AM-fh7ek]

THE SIXEYE I have 3 cats and a dog.. We mostly comunicate trough looks, sounds and body language like all/most animals. Well I learned all of this because I actually wanted to understand them better. When you do that It really opens your eyes to what our world is really like and why. Everything already has a meaning, most people are just to stupid/ignorant/lazy to understand the world around them, so they try to control every single aspect and change it for their benefit. I can just look at my dog and say/think stop in my head and she will, we are so in sync that she could tell what i want from her without even seeing my face sometimes. I would say this is superior to any talking and I wouldn't want to waste my time talking, when I can say a whole lot with just a look or a gesture.

[@ZRay507]

How 'bout talking parrots??

[@s.f.7156]

Wtf??????????

[@zacktoor1591]

That's a novel idea... I bet no one has ever thought of that!

[@ZRay507]

@@zacktoor1591 thx, i always give 110%

[@Dragrath1]

It is arguable it has already happened with one specific bird. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot)

[@Ali107]

they only mimic what they hear.

[@00emex]

This editing and video style is very nice!

[@elvinrivera5638]

Encapsulated animals that have never been in the wild may not be able to talk because they have not been taught by the other animals, just like a person might not be able to talk if not taught If these experiments are ever going to be successful for language and not communication they must be done in the particular animal's natural habitat

[@MM-vt3hf]

The problem with that would be that all the animals would just run away from you. It's like an alien walking around the streets trying to talk to people. Nobody would do that

[@elvinrivera5638]

@@MM-vt3hf I got to say while this may be true at first even wild animals can get accustomed to people, it would take a lot of time tho

[@Dragrath1]

You can acclimate with animals approaching slowly and showing you are no threat especially if you offer food. You can do this with many animals particularly birds but I have done it with Yellow Jackets to get a close look at their nest without getting stung and there are some people that search for wild honey bee hives by offering bees food and tracing back their path to their hive. The key to this is trust if humans have hurt animals before they aren't going to be as trusting as birds remember and at least in crows can pass on their grudges to the next generation. Animals are a lot smarter than we give them credit and when we exploit or mistreat them they grow wary or even learn to fear us making the largest barrier to mutual understanding be human greed and exploitation.

[@msolo8293]

So everyone just gonna ignore the talking parrots... OK cool.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

An animal could literally start talking in a human language and those with a human superiority complex would still dismiss it.

[@epictribros4566]

Its mimicking it has no comprehenshion of what it means

[@Ali107]

2118 Me: What do you want for dinner? Pet Dog: I want meat! Meat! MEAT! *I WANT MEAT!*

[@jonathonfrazier6622]

there's a documentary called " raccoon nation" . in it they state if one raccoon finds food and goes home. he can tell the other raccoon through his chattering where the food is. he does not have to lead him to it. somehow that info was passed along through the chattering.

[@FedJimSmith]

I'm now imagining talking to my dog about how well is his day, and he asks me back...

[@adityapratapsingh2518]

1:47 Man: guud boy! Dog: remove your god dam hand or I will rip it appart!

[@sauroman1]

feed dogs vegan

[@LD-qj2te]

I have read that they have done this dolphins and killer whales. And that in fact they could understand what they said and say things back. I thought there is also so understands elephants as well?

[@ratiemand4529]

L D where did you read it? It sounds interesting.

[@ShannonMcDowell71]

Interesting topic! I find that a form of communication occurs once one learns and pays attention to an animal's behavior. Also, while direct, meaningful conversations may be a long way off (if even possible), it's amazing how much information can be shared simply by being patient and observant. And while exacts words may not be understood by an animal, sometimes the intonation of sounds by a human can connect with another species. For example, while a cat may not understand what I am saying, by using soft, gentle tones the cat will know I am not a threat. Super video!

[@ShannonMcDowell71]

Thank you for your thoughtful response, and I agree with your distinction between true language and the more individualized interaction between pet and owner. In my previous comment I inadvertently substituted language with the broader concept of communication, which could include non-verbal and actions developed through positive-reinforcement training. Thanks again for the reply!

[@jerrywatson1958]

This was great! With all the negative media spreading hate and fear, it's enough to drive a human crazy. You guys offer a real alternatives to the world. Other more peaceful things to focus our attention on. Trace you're the man.

[@azimalif266]

Vegans are jumping in their seats.

[@honeykeeper7723]

Now I feel horrible for drinking bone broth...

[@angeliparraguirre7329]

Consider the moon leaped over bröther

[@APEX-qv7rm]

I am a Savage I will eat Vegans

[@lachlanraidal5100]

Plot twist; turns out, animals are actually cool with being eaten! Who knew?

[@KittyBoom360]

When you treat language as different than communication, you enter the realm of mysticism.

[@zacktoor1591]

Ah, but which of the two is seen as mystical? I would assume it relies on who is differentiating between them.

[@KittyBoom360]

@@zacktoor1591 I meant the dualism is itself kinda mystical. If you see a real distinction between the two, then you're a dualist in this regard, which is always very mystic.

[@zacktoor1591]

Yin and yang, and so on? I get ya.

[@mondantarigan5579]

This channel is very Good. Good job. And thank you

[@vladn4321]

Great topic. thank you!

[@roverclover3178]

It should be: how close are we to talking to *OTHER* animals.

[@AntonisExplores]

I really missed test tube plus.

[@McKeelix]

My dog has a 'word' that means 'yes,' or 'I want it' depending on the context in which it is used. It consists of a sharp exhale (a fake sneeze) and head bob. He uses it when asked if he wants something, or when he sees someone holding or eating something he would like to have.

[@HandsomeDevil456]

Interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[@YungKado]

Idk if anyone here watches Rick and Morty but under no circumstances should we try and translate squirrels lmao 😆

[@Roshan_420]

Rick and Morty more like Rick and Microphone

[@tymoteuszzaprzaek6022]

Rick and Microphone more like Rangnarok and Microphone.

[@Roshan_420]

@@tymoteuszzaprzaek6022 iSoundChinese more like bore ragnarok

[@tymoteuszzaprzaek6022]

Bore ragnarok more like Jim Pickens

[@adityapratapsingh2518]

Can't we use google translation. ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ Thank me later. Edit: now people who liked this comment will tell other and knowledge will spread.

[@MossPalone]

Just translate french to English and we'll know what animal says

[@ruileite4579]

Thank you

[@ruileite4579]

Oh yeah yeah

[@adityapratapsingh2518]

Please subscribe my channel so it can reach 100k without any video.

[@adityapratapsingh2518]

If you ask me why? Then : I am just lazy. ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ

[@havek23]

6:49 Dog: "Yum, steak sushi"

[@JaimeLannister13]

hey, long time watcher, first time commenter -- your channel rocks! however I feel that this video was pretty vague on details, wish you guys would have gone more into the language studies we've done with dolphins as we're currently a ways along mapping out their 'language'.

[@Kovukingsrod]

What if we finally got to talk to a dolphin and it said “stupid humans, don’t you understand? You’re not the smartest animal, you’re the dumbest.” And it turns out all along we were the only species who weren’t smart enough to know that we’d eventually ruin earth by doing what we have

[@leedlelel2373]

Thatd be hilarious as frick

[@MrKydaman]

If animals could talk to us there would be a lot more vegetarians. "Why'd you eat my cousin bro?!" 🐮 "And my dad?" 🐷 "And my mommy?" 🐣

[@ThePhant0m100]

cuz, they're delicious. I'm sorry but no amount of intelligence or communication is gonna stop me from eating meat.

[@Supiragon1998]

@@ThePhant0m100 If talking with animals wouldn't stop you from eating them, then what stops you from eating humans?

[@ThePhant0m100]

@@Supiragon1998 if I'm completely candid and not being politically correct, taboo, punishment, humans probably taste awful. I wouldn't attempt to eat any primate but if you honestly think that if animals could talk to each other, the whole food chain would collapse? Kinda naive. You sir/madam are an animal whether you would like to believe it or not and eating other animals actually keeps a check and balance system in place. Any one animal can't be allowed to dominate. Bad shit happens. Just look at the earth today to see what we've done.

[@ThePhant0m100]

@Urban Student Prepper hardly thinks that calls for me being called stupid. But it's ok cuz ur 11.

[@jaypat9673]

I'm really surprised you guys didn't cover dolphins more, I hear there's a group of scientists trying to learn to speak dolphin.

[@thewildlifechallenge7822]

Great video! 🦏💗🌍

[@gravijta936]

My chickens talk to me all the time. They always say, "Eat me! Eat me! I'm Delicious, eat me!"

[@sehr.geheim]

yikes

[@bostonmassacre508]

Animals do have some kind of communication method..a type of language that only they understand to each other...ive had dogs my whole life and some times I noticed them barking at each other then noticing them acting different and doing things they normally wouldn't if they were barking...one day I seen my dog opening up the gate to let the other one in...lol it was amazing to see...so yeah I believe they do we just don't understand it yet

[@AM-fh7ek]

Jeff Araujo check out Cesar Milan and his show dog whisperer man, you're just not educated enough. Im so in sync with my dog its crazy, you'll be surprised how much you can evolve together and how sofisticated comunicatiom between species can be. I'll take any animal over technology anyday..

[@c.eb.1216]

My cats had a signal. When they touched noses while on the patio it invariably meant they were conspiring to run away a second later.

[@AM-fh7ek]

EMS 76 wich questions?

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

An important thing to realize and understand is that you cannot expect an animal that has been taken away from its mother right after birth to develop its own complex language. You have to go to social animals which have been living for generations together to find that. Somehow humans expect more from a 1 year old animal than from a 1 year old human baby. You aren't born with language, you learn it, it is something that developed over generations through interaction.

[@almostsomebody3478]

I believe that when we truly figure out this Quantum computer situation and that phase in evolution so too speak comes upon human kind that, that is when we will be able too figure out how too speak and or interact better with other species. Great video and first time I've seen this topic personally! Thank you Seeker for always keeping our human minds stoked!

[@Zeytrixx]

I wish I could talk with my cat so I know what she wants

[@vsssa1845]

It wants your soul.

[@Bishka100]

My cat wants world domination......And chicken treats.

[@wallstreetwoes431]

5555 subscribers without any videos challenge She wants to eat you. If she was big enough or you died on the sofa she would.

[@BobMcCoy]

*I can talk to Crabs*

[@mathiastwp]

More animals have the capacity for complex communication than we think, I am absolutely convinced; it's not the longest leap.

[@gilbertplays]

Me: Meows at wild feral cat Cat: meows back in the same tone and sits down.

[@Damianmillsmusic]

I think if they could talk they would probably say stop eating us

[@Damianmillsmusic]

I think he’s just translating to English mate

[@danievdw]

Another idiot that did not listen to anything. You will never be able to speak to your food. Cattle etc are just that...food. Dolphins, Elephants, Octopus..., maybe Apes and Whales....that's about the only intelligent animals with anything more than instincts.

[@Damianmillsmusic]

I believe in the video he mentions dogs and dogs are eaten in some countries… So my comment still stands, idiot!

[@danievdw]

Yeah, he said " Good dog" and specified, the dog definitely did not talk back....., but at least relative to you, you may consider dogs intelligent.

[@Damianmillsmusic]

I’m pleased that we can both agree that I was right, it’s been nice talking to you

[@gracecalis5421]

I can talk with animals all the time, we have conversations almost daily. They're actually rather inquisitive and intellectual creatures, in fact they're the ones who always remind me to take my medicine for my schizophrenia.

[@boudaakararam9007]

they had us in the first half ngl

[@angelnarez8272]

"How close are we" should a new series.

[@Stellarspace95]

a chimp using sign language is undoubtedly the closest thing we have to communicating with an animal. already with that, we can ask them how they're feeling, where they have a sore ache, if they want to eat, where they want to go, if they like a certain character, if they're tired, and we can tell them to do things. it would be interesting to have a chimp go through some human life training, leading him to believe he can be a human like everyone else, using sign language and having odd jobs such as cleaning. I bet you could teach a chimp how to determine whether a counter top is clean or not. that would be amazing.

[@adityapratapsingh2518]

Didn't your parent taught you never to interupt in others matter. 🤔🤔😒😒

[@InMaTeofDeath]

I enjoy watching the conversations between my Python and the mice and come to visit.

[@virendoshi4946]

Finally he’s back

[@owenw.1643]

i think it's underestimated how much wordless communication people can perform with their pets. dogs and cats really are not as dumb as people act like they are

[@michelangelo3286]

NuraLink

[@Real_Xavier]

i come to comment this....

[@justjudge6154]

Prophet Muhammad prophecized 1400+ years ago that "The hour will not approach until wild animals talk back to humans".

[@Real_Xavier]

this is science channel just shut your fu***** conspiracy stories......

[@weshouldsaveourselves6780]

subhanAllah this is what i was thinking of when i was watching this video.

[@weshouldsaveourselves6780]

@@Real_Xavier islam and science dont contradict each other. stop hating Islam

[@Real_Xavier]

@@weshouldsaveourselves6780 why there's no Islam before Muhammad..?

[@weshouldsaveourselves6780]

@@Real_Xavier do you know what Islam means

[@MrWhiltetail]

I would love to donate to this kind of research.

[@jen_jen17official]

This is extremely fascinating....

[@zinc_trioxide]

And soon speciesism spread

[@angeliparraguirre7329]

RIP

[@ellisellis9117]

i talk to my dog.. and i said pls.... buy me a beer..!!😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@shahzadaslam384]

This will bring us closer to realities around us mostly probably some of these animals have basic languages they talk with each other they may not have complex thoughts but surely they have some basic languages and that may include feelings they share with each other that will be amazing if we can talk with them imagine i can tell my cat some manners living with us

[@Deguile]

yay Trace is back!

[@weshouldsaveourselves6780]

The Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him talked about the end of times signs one of which would be humans talking to animals. and then you see this video :O

[@magnolia2]

*If you haven’t watched the show “Zoo” on Netflix, you should!*

[@pHixiq]

You can create mutual communication with your pets. Like me and my family make a noise similar to a meow or we just mimic other noises our cat makes. And he knows what we want him to do(very general) and we know what he wants

[@Chris.Pippin]

Awesome video

[@al-hidayah7811]

Prophet Muhammad Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him said: "By the One in-Whose Hand is my soul! The Hour will not be established until wild animals speak to people, and until the tip of a man's whip and the straps on his sandal (shoelace) speak to him and his thigh informs him of what occurred with his family after him." Tirmidi vol 4, 2181

[@fine100]

Subhanallah,

[@user-xn4yu5rn9q]

How Close Are We to Talking With Feminists?

[@vivimannequin]

Imagine being able to make friends with the occasional spider you find in the house instead of squishing it to death

[@zhaojiuling2960]

i feel their sense to feel maybe on the same wavelength and they just simply feel each other out than using verbal communication. their world is way simpler than ours, maybe being sensitive is enough.

[@foeof]

Man this video just starts off with crazy amounts of ignorance.

[@huzzzer6083]

Humans are animals too. This video doesn't make sense

[@nextgencs7]

i think they talk based on a more emotional sounds like dog whining feels sad etc so image their brain while playing their sounds and see how it interacts with different parts to determine its effect

[@tabingoliver]

Would they also have different languages depending on where they're from?

[@yesisk8t]

Im vegan, and i know that's gonna breed more aggressive vegans.

[@zacktoor1591]

I don't know if it's possible. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against vegans in general... but looking at the comment section for this video, I see a lot of vegans trying hard to push their life choice on others.

[@richarddeese1991]

This makes me think of Arthur Dent learning to fly - & to understand bird-talk, which is all about wind speed & direction & feather maintenance techniques. You should note that with many animals, it MAY be possible to create say, a computer program that interprets what the animals are saying. But it will be MUCH HARDER - maybe impossible - to communicate in the other direction! Still, the prospects are fascinating. Imagine actually understanding whether your dog or cat wants to go out, or wants a treat, or is just saying, "Hi there." tavi.

[@kurgon1976]

I suffer from the long loneliness. 2 way communication with animals would be a dream come true. Imagine having conversation with long living, intelligent, social mammals like whales and elephants.. wow that would be awesome.

[@ThatsSoGiorgio]

I don’t talk to animals, but I do understand certain ones. I can understand my cat. Even though he only speaks in “meows” and “Ows” It’s his tone that allows me to understand what he means. I know his mouth when he’s hungry and basically all he’s saying over and over is “feed me.” “Come on” “I’m hungry” “seriously” “feed me!” But it’s all in different meows and if I talk back to him with a “hold on” he’ll meow again in a more inpatient tone and the pattern continues.