Hacker News with Generative AI: Animal Communication

Whalesong patterns follow a universal law of human language, new research finds (theconversation.com)
Stares and ear-twitches: The linguist learning to speak the language of cows (bbc.com)
Dutch linguist Leonie Cornips has become fascinated with how cows communicate. But can this really be called 'language'?
Dogs use two-word button combos to communicate (sciencedaily.com)
A new study from UC San Diego's Comparative Cognition Lab shows that dogs trained to use soundboards to "talk" are capable of making two-word button combinations that go beyond random behavior or simple imitation of their owners.
Old videos of chimpanzees suggest they are capable of speech (phys.org)
African savannah elephants call one another by 'name' (nature.com)
African elephants address one another with individually specific name-like calls (nature.com)
Rabbit Gaslit Me, So I Dug Deeper [video] (youtube.com)
Exploring the mysterious alphabet of sperm whales (news.mit.edu)