Animal Language

Meow.  Woof.  Squeak.  Such are the sounds we associate with animals.  But do they actually mean something?  I think they do.

Many times we perceive animals to be just making noise, when, in fact, they may be trying to communicate some idea with us.  Think about it.  The most important part of a language is the conveyance of thoughts and ideas, and animals must have such things, therefore, they must have their own language.

I don't think that the typical animal language is as complex as any of our living languages right now (except maybe elephants and dolphins), but it's a language nonetheless.

This is actually touched upon in The Once and Future King during many of the times that Arthur is transformed into an animal.  For instance, ants had a language that they used, but it only contained two adjectives:  "done" (for anything positive) and "not done" (for anything negative).  I believe that animal languages may have these odd "intricacies" due to the fact that not everything we communicate needs to be available to be said or understood by an animal.

So, the next time your pet starts making noises, listen.  Maybe it's trying to tell you something.