Question: would it be possible that if we could develop such technology, know what animals are thinking or just they can understand us more than now

Asked by moonbeta to Mia on 29 Aug 2013.

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  1. Photo: Mia CobbMia Cobb
    answered on 29 Aug 2013:

    @moonbeta: That’s a great question. I think the answer is yes. There is a lot of work in the field of animal cognition (thinking) now and we are learning more and more about how animals communicate with each other and with us.

    There have already been some scientists who work with parrots, primates and other social mammals demonstrating that animals can comprehend words and even grammar/syntax as we use it.

    Have you heard about Chaser? You should check her out – she is a border collie who knows the names of over 1200 things! Take a look:
    http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/dog-spies/2013/07/30/how-to-teach-language-to-dogs/

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