Animal talk

I've subscribed to a podcast recently (a vidcast in actual fact) that interests me. It's about cars.

But this post isn't about cars at all. It's about talking.

As humans, we love to socialise. We love to talk. Have a catch up, a pow wow. We love a good yarn. A good story.

I love chatting. I love catching up with friends to find out what they're up to these days. So when I was waiting for a friend at a cafe today for a quick catch up, I sat alone waiting and listened to another conversation. Then I went off into my own world, as if I took a pill and waiting for the magic carpet bus to arrive and take me away.

I started to think about animals, in other words living things besides humans. And I started to think about if they have any conversation at all.

Are humans the only living creatures on this planet that have general banter and chit chat?

I'm sure the answer is easy.... Yes, animals communicate. But that's not what I'm asking. Do they converse?

Do they talk about their day off? How hard it's getting to find pollen? Does a dog sniff another bogs butt and laugh (in their own language) and say "dude, you have worms".

Do they sit around on their mat at the end of the day and talk about their day to their sister or friend?

Okay, so maybe they don't. Maybe they don't talk or communicate at all.

Maybe they just live every day like that's all there is. It's another day, lick my balls, piss on the grass, ooh the master is up, time to eat, drink, walkies? ooh, check out that bitch, wonder who she's seeing.

Do you think a dog would think that, how about a parrot?

I'm sure they communicate, but do they like to have a chat?