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Marilyn Perkins

Can animals learn another species' 'language?'

A sheep and a dog come face-to-face.

Every year, we learn more about how animals communicate with each other. Research shows that elephants greet each other by flapping their ears and making rumbling noises, sperm whales alter their clicking noises based on the context of their conversation, and naked mole rat colonies even have their own "accents."

It's clear that communication in the animal kingdom is complex. But with all of these unique ways to communicate, is it possible for an animal to learn the "language" of another species?

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