Communication
Alright, here we go again, on the edge of anthropomorphizing a subject. Let’s start with the obvious, Koko the Gorilla could communicate abstractly. Scientist found plants make noise and the make different sounds for well being versus distress. Animals talk. Dolphins have names for each other. Dolphins aren’t fish, their brains are bigger than ours, but we don’t allow their communication to be labeled language. But the thing is, fish talk. They communicate with sounds, but still we don’t allow for dolphins to hold more significant level of communication than fish? Below you will find my wonderful person, Anton, discussing fish communication.
Mind you, he is not saying fish use language, but rather that they make sounds to communicate. That doesn’t denote language. He even says, he doesn’t want to use the word talk, but the title of his video, and the science in it, suggest fish have been talking for millions of years.
I think we should be able to allow the term language and talking to be used. You don’t have to have words to have language to communicate? The woman you’re about to see in the video below scuba dives with sharks to remove hooks. One particular shark approached her because it was suffering. The hook was deep inside its mouth. She reached into its mouth and pulled out that hook! That was more than bravery. That shark responded with…
