Communication

Animals and Humans Teaming Up: Uncover the Rare and Fascinating World of Mutualistic Relationships

How to Speak Whale is a truly captivating and entertaining book written by Tom Mustill, a wildlife filmmaker who had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with...

Neuroscientist Josh Neunuebel and his team utilize ultrasonic "mouse melodies" to explore how mice engage socially. They are constructing a "mouse song dictionary" to relate sounds to activities and track neural activity to learn how the brain remembers this knowledge. Neunuebel's studies can illuminate social dynamics and autism diagnosis and therapy.

A new study has found that dogs are better at communicating with humans than pigs. The research, which compared the way companion animals from two domestic species react to out-of-reach rewards in the presence of a human, found that while both dogs and pigs pay attention to humans, only dogs initiate referential communication with them. The study suggests that certain characteristics related to how animals communicate with each other may be important for them to also communicate with humans, providing insights into the evolution of human-animal communication

I recommend to view the video "Decoding Nonhuman Communication | Polylogues - YouTube" to learn more about the fascinating topic of understanding non-human animal...

In a recent study, it was found that horses can use their sense of smell to tell the difference between the smells people make when they are happy or scared. This study tells us a lot about how horses understand social situations and how they can sense how people feel.

Con Slobodchikoff researched the rodents and found out that they can communicate very similar to how people communicate with one another. Hence, this shows that these animals are way more intelligent than we think, and this breakthrough can be used to initiate communication between animals and humans.

Uncovering the Beauty and Diversity of an Environmental Soundscape Have you ever wondered about the sounds that surround us in nature? The chirping of birds,...

Exploring the Impact of AI and Machine Learning on our Understanding of Animal Cognition and Rights The idea of animals being granted legal personhood has...

Story about Dr Denise Herzing, the the founder and Research Director of the Wild Dolphin Project, a non-profit which funds the study of the natural behaviors and communication of Atlantic spotted dolphins in the wild.