Hacker News with Generative AI: Animal Communication

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)