can animals communicate with each other?

Answer 1

Body language
The most obvious body language you see between animals are threatening postures. Dogs will show their teeth and cats will arch their back to make themselves appear bigger. Each species has postures that warn others in their species that the animal is ready to fight. Other species also recognize these signs.

A pack of wolves will communicate among each other about the tactics they are using when surrounding a prey. Some scientists claim they are only using their instincts, but to a careful observer, it is obvious that there communication and teamwork going on.

When young animals play, they use various postures and body language to let the other youngsters know it is play.

Sounds and odors
Animals also communicate through sounds and odors.

Sounds
Elephants trumpet in a very low tone that humans cannot hear but can feel. They are letting their presence known to other elephants up to 5 miles or 7.5 kilometers away. They might let others know of a nearby watering spot.

Spider monkeys have certain calls to indicate a predator is in the area. Sometimes a young monkey will make such a call, to the discernment of the elders.

A beaver will loudly slap its tail when danger approaches, warning the other beavers to seek safety.

Odors
Animals often mark their territories with smelly urine. Odors also indicate when a female is sexually receptive.

Humans can learn
Although humans do most of their communication through the use of words and obvious gestures, much can be learned from observing the subtle communications of animals.

Body language, the tone of a person's voice and body odors can provide considerable amount of information about the person's intentions, mood and even health. Often people react to these subtle forms of communication without realizing that there has been some transfer of information.

In conclusion
Animals often communicate among each other in a subtle manner. Most communication is done through body language, but sounds and odors are also used to communicate. Humans can learn from how animals communicate, since the same methods apply in a subtle manner among humans.

Answer 2

Yes, but not like humans do. Even between different species, they can communicate to a certain point. They even communicate with humans. Have you ever seen a dog bare it's teeth and growl? That's communication, and I'd bet you understood exactly what the dog was saying. They communicate with each other in much the same way.

Answer 3

Theres animals and theres animals. Humans are animals as well although we are the most advanced species. Yes of course they communicate with each other either by speech as we do, apes have their own language as do many other species. Then you have various sign languages from signals, bird song, grunts, barks etc then you have communication by colour, size etc.and many more ways the animal world has of communicating with friend and foe

Answer 4

Yes animals can.Bird songs are communication.

Dogs and cats communicate with their own species and others with body language and calls-most animals do the same.

Answer 5

Yes. Scientists have recorded animal noises and played them back to members of the same species and they have reacted. Notable animals for communication are dolphins - they have been observed communicating through sonar and high pitched clicks.

Answer 6

Animals of the same species have signals that have developed over time. Example, the White-tailed Deer. They raise their tail to signal to the herd of danger.

Cross species communication is on a more instinctive level. Pay attention to your instincts around animals and you'll see what I mean.

Answer 7

Absolutely.....

I mean, communication goes beyond words in humans it's just the average person doesn't understand exactly how, because we don't need too because we have language/words. Where as obviously animals don't have language/words, so they communicate in other ways with each other as is their instinct..

Answer 8

yes they can each breed of animals have different ways of communicating with each other. Wolves do so by howling,barking, bark-howling, yips, yelps, growls, wipering and body language. Lions do so by roaring, and body language, Birds use there song to communicate. Horse communicate by neighing, whinning, pawing the ground, the tossing of there heads and by gromming each other when they groom each other they are showing there love to each other.

Answer 9

all spicies communicate with each other some how.. did a report on girraffes.. people think they are silent, but they communicate via infrasound... a deep vibration wich humans cant pick up without machines.. also communicate by throwing thier heads around... all animals have a different way, but all can..

Answer 10

They have a variety of methods from sound to body language. If you watch any animal react to another they rely a great deal on body language and are pretty perceptive to ours as well! In fact, when I lost my mom, my animals, goats, horses, dogs and cats, knew my grief and were quiet and gentle around me for months.