• Question: Can Animal no want other animals are saying like cat but can they tell what a dog is saying because I have all ways wonder if animals can tell what other animals are saying

    Asked by anon-164297 to Suzanne, Phillip on 2 Feb 2018.
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      Suzanne Harvey answered on 2 Feb 2018:


      Lots of animals are able to associate sounds with a particular meaning, so it is possible that a dog could learn that a certain sound a cat makes is a warning, for example. I’m not an expert on dogs and cats, but in the wild there are species of monkey that understand each other’s predator calls and use cross species communication regularly, so yes it is definitely possible!

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