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Do animals speak? Do barks, chirps, and squeaks actually have a meaning? Or is language one of the pillars of human nature, and a clear distinguishing feature of our species? Studies of how capable animals are at imitating human language patterns always conclude with the same thing: some are pretty good, but they are greatly limited both by their physiology and the fact that they are just not human. These experiments, while fascinating, reveal an important bias in the way we have studied animals for centuries- through the human lens, judging their genius by human standards. More recently, scientists have taken a deeper interest in analyzing animal communication as it occurs in the wild. By giving the same weight to animal exchanges as we do to human language, they have opened up a fascinating world of complex communication through both verbal and non verbal means. Today we’ll be talking to Eva Meijer, who argues that animal communications do indeed constitute different forms of language and that if we listen carefully, we’ll discover a world buzzing with informational exchanges across the animal kingdom. You can purchase Eva's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Languages-Revealing-secret-conversations/dp/147367767X All music was provided and made by KON Sci of MindsOne “The Crichton Beat Tape”. You can find more of their work here: www.mindsone.bandcamp.com

Welcome to episode 2 of Brilliant Minds of the Animal Kingdom. This episode is all about Animal Intelligence. In other words, how smart are animals and what, if anything, separates us from them? Are we smarter or just different? Do animals think ahead like we do, are they capable of imagining scenarios? Do they feel the same emotions we do? Do animals understand what is fair and what is unfair? To answer these questions I’ll be interviewing Frans De Waal, a world renowned primatologist and ethologist. He is THE Professor of Primate Behavior in the Department of Psychology at Emory University and the author of several best selling books including Are We Smart Enough to Know how Smart Animals are and Mama’s Last Hug. He’ll be explaining how his decades of research have shifted paradigms across the scientific community and how he himself has been amazed by the brilliance and complexity of the animals he’s studied.

Some animals make dangerous journeys every day to look for food and water, or find materials for their nests. Others make epic journeys crossing oceans and continents to find a mate or escape the looming winter. All of these nomads, migrants and globe trotters have one thing in common: they know how to get to their final destination and they know how to get back. Most of these are journeys the average person would find impossible without GPS. Infact, many of the world’s best sailors throughout history have been less successful in navigating the world than dozens of these amazing species. But how do they do this? Do animals map out their environments? Or is it all instinct? Do they use the sun, moon and stars like human sailors of old? Do their superior sense of smell or sight play a part? Or are they in tune with some secret or invisible language of the earth that modern humans are disconnected from? In this episode of Brilliant Minds of the Animal Kingdom we’ll discuss these mysteries with David Barrie, Author of “Super Navigators….Exploring the wonders of how animals find their way”. You can buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Supernavigators-Astounding-Science-Animals-Their-ebook/dp/B07H3GLRMP All music provided by the incredible KON Sci of MindsOne from “The Crichton Beat Tape” available here and wherever you stream or buy music: www.mindsone.bandcamp.com