Animal Communication

New research that shows dogs can understand what we say, not just how we say it. Victoria Ratcliffe is a graduate student at the University of Sussex in the UK who conducted the study. Audio

Dr Arik Kershenbaum explains the new research that looks at animal communication and the link to human language - at the moment no one knows how language has evolved. Audio

Dr Patterson is the President, Director of Research and co-founder of the Gorilla Foundation. Koko the gorilla can communicate with her human carers using sign language. Penny has worked with Koko for… Audio

Anne Russon is a psychology professor and an expert on orangutans. Some of her findings about the great ape have shed new light on theories about human evolution. For the last 23 years Anne's being… Audio

Scientists in Australia are in a buzz after proving that different species of bees can learn each other's 'languages'. Audio