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I don't think it's true but remember that decoding animal language is ridiculously hard. Our understanding of it is basically "play sound - see what animals say

I don't think it's true but remember that decoding animal language is ridiculously hard. Our understanding of it is basically "play sound - see what animals say". And even that is nontrivial as the article points out. Relevant farside comic: http://i.imgur.com/QSR2AfI.gif http://i.imgur.com/QSR2AfI.gif

Natsu 12y ago
Whenever I see claims of animal language, I remember the Far Side cartoon where everything the dogs say translates to "hey!"
- EGreg 12y ago
  Sounds to me like the Yo app is the equivalent of dogs barking. And look how many articles are written about its usefulness :))
billybofh 12y ago
On another comic note : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YKvtX8E-v8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YKvtX8E-v8
pvaldes 12y ago
... and then I realize that the dolphins in the comic are repeating: "hey, do you speak spanish?" and "what's up?" in spanish to the humans... brilliant.