Why animals talk: the new science of animal communication

Introduction: Everybody's talking . . . but no one says a word

Wolf : family, friendship, and fighting

Dolphin : intelligent and chatty

Parrot : copying or creating?

Hyrax : complex songs from a tiny brain

Gibbon : a clue to our own origin?

Chimpanzee : the most human animal

Human (you) : our language

Conclusion: If we could talk to the animals.