Chapter 9~ Thinking and Language

This chapter wasn't my favorite but the part I was most interested in was the section on animal thinking and language. I was always interested about how animals communicate with each other. I learned that animals are smarter than we think. Chimpanzees are said to have brains like humans. Chimps can remember and tap numbers in ascending order. They are very good problem solvers and have become natural tool users. What I found really interesting and surprising was when I read that dolphins use marine sponges to protect their noses when digging through the sea floor for fish. I also learned how animals communicate with each other. For example Vervet monkeys have different alarm cries for different situations or predators. Dolphins use eco location to find each other and some species of penguins use sounds to identify their babies after a long trip. I know that dogs can also communicate with each other and humans. People who have severe seizures own trained dogs that can sense when they are about to have a seizure. When the dog senses a seizure coming on they bark or howl a certain trained sound. I saw on Riples believe it or not a dog that could talk. I remember it said I love you and hello. The dog reminded me of Scooby-do.