animal communication
Laurel Godley
godley at hotmail.com
Wed Mar 29 13:17:43 EST 2000
Dear srrs,
You should try look for some inf. on gorillas and or chimps. There has been
signifcant research on the gorilla's ability to learn sign language in a
captive environment.
Also there are some parrots that have learned quite a bit. In particular
there is one, named Alex I beleive, at the Univeristy of Arizona. The
African Grey parrot has a vocabulary of 100+ words and uses them
situationally. He has been featured in several shows. My own cockatoo
hardly talks but seems to know that when he does he will get the attention
he desires.
That is as much as I know on the topic. The list you have written to is for
Moths & Butterflies, which do not communicate in a fashion that most humans
recognizes as traditional communication. Certianly they use scented
phermones to communicate to each other but most human would never be aware
of this. Other animals, such as wolves and dogs also use scent, non-verbal
(body language and posturing), and non-laguage (ie growling, whining,
howling) to communicate. Again not as you and I know it. You might want to
try defining what you mean by communication more narrowly.
All the best... Laurel
>From: srrs at my-deja.com
>Reply-To: srrs at my-deja.com
>To: leps-l at lists.yale.edu
>Subject: animal communication
>Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 16:36:56 GMT
>
>I am a high school student who is doing a research paper on whether or
>not animals can communitcate with humans and other animals. Please write
>your insights on this topic. Thank you.
>
>
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