So Long and Thanks for All The Fish

Dolphins talk to each other in complete sentences.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/09/11/dolphins-recorded-having-a-conversation-for-first-time/

One of the key ‘Science Fiction’ themes in my Singularity’s Children series, is that animals are much smarter than we generally assume. 
Teach a parrot to talk and it has surprisingly clever things to say. 
It seems unfair that an animal has to first learn our language before sitting its IQ test.
I am convinced that animals will sound smarter in their own languages, just as my kids tell me I come across as a dimwit when I speak in German.

Dogs Understand Tone And Meaning Of Words

Dogs understand not just the tone, but also the meaning of words.

“Dogs process both what we say and how we say it in a way which is amazingly similar to how human brains do.”

This is a key theme in the Singularity’s Children series – forget aliens for the time being (its OK, calm down, they are coming!) we are already not alone – animals are much smarter than we give them credit for.

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/08/30/491935800/their-masters-voices-dogs-understand-tone-and-meaning-of-words

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/08/30/491935800/their-masters-voices-dogs-understand-tone-and-meaning-of-words