Why Animals Talk The New Science Of Animal Communication Amazon Co Uk Dr. arik kershenbaum is a zoologist, college lecturer and fellow at girton college, university of cambridge. he has done extensive fieldwork on animal communication: following wolves around yellowstone national park and the forests of central wisconsin to uncover the meaning of their different kinds of howls, as well as decoding the whistles of dolphins among the coral reefs of the red sea. For one thing, the range of sounds animals make—from chirps to roars—is unlike any form of human communication, and the underlying patterns cannot be mapped or translated into any known language. some scientists even question whether animal communication can be considered a language system, or merely basic calls.
If We Could Talk To The Animals As alluded to above, the core idea propelling this book is that “why animals need to talk is the important question to ask before we can answer how and what animals are saying” (p. 14). what these six species share is that they are highly social and negotiate their social environment using complex communication. Portable sensors and artificial intelligence are helping researchers decode animal communication—and begin to talk back to nonhumans. in the 1970s a young gorilla known as koko drew worldwide. About why animals talk. “animal communication doesn’t need to resemble human language to be full of meaning and nuance. arik kershenbaum delivers an expert overview of the astonishing discoveries made in the last few decades” —frans de waalfrom leading zoologist arik kershenbaum, a delightful and groundbreaking exploration of animal. Why animals talk is a scientific journey through the untamed world of animal communication. from the majestic howls of wolves and the enchanting chatter of parrots to the melodic clicks of dolphins and the spirited grunts of chimpanzees, these diverse and seemingly bizarre expressions are far from mere noise.
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