Julie Elie has spent a lot of time listening to zebra finches. Elie, a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...

Julie Elie has been studying zebra finch vocalizations for years. Now, she has won the Coller-Dolittle Prize for progress ...

1. Sounds: Many animals make noises to communicate. For example, dogs bark, cats meow, and birds chirp. Each sound can have a different meaning. A dog might bark to warn of danger, while a bird might ...

Nonhuman animals (animals) are constantly "talking" with one another using sounds, smells, visual signals, and various combinations thereof. In his fascinating new book titled Why Animals Talk: The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eliza Anderson, Deseret News “Moana 2″ premieres Nov. 27, and just like every other parent in America, I’ll be seated in the ...

Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a double-edged sword: it can help them communicate, sometimes over long distances, but it can also reveal them to ...

It’s a question that has fascinated researchers and thinkers of various traditions. Animals and humans have always interpenetrated and shaped each other’s worlds, but the project of understanding how ...

In Hamza Loves Animals, Hamza Yassin meets lions, monkeys, elephants and more in Africa. Here's how you can use his ...