Can We Learn to Speak to Animals Kendra

Can We Learn to Speak to Animals? Kendra and Grayson

Why do we care? � Allows us to not have to guess what an animal is saying, but instead understand � Would allow us to know how animals develop and change � We would feel guilty for eating a lot of animals � Being able to look into each animal’s past and understand how each animal has evolved overtime � Being able to understand more about the behavioral traits of each animal and to help the behavioral problems of each animal � Would allow us to develop more as a society and to better understand the differences between each species � Allows us to look into the future and decide what will happen

Who Wants This Technology to Be Used? �Pet owners �Scientists �Con Slobodchikoff, a scientist who has spent his life studying the social behavior of prairie dogs

What are the benefits of communicating with animals? � Can resolve issues � Find out if your pet is ready to pass on or needs medical attention � Find out if your pet gets along with other animals � Can have conversations with your pet � Deepen your relationship with your pet � Understand behavioral issues that you may experience with your pet

What are some non-benefits of speaking with animals? � Make us feel uncomfortable with eating animals � If we don’t trade animals, our economy could collapse � Create too much of an emotional attachment to animals (more so than we do now) � Animals might not like the way they are treated in a society; could lead to behavioral issues