Animals are capable of many amazing feats. Some even have remarkable learning and communication abilities, but do they have language? In part three of our series on language we take a look at the linguistic abilities of several animals and highlight a few of the distinctions between animal communication and human language. Show notesThe Here and Now Podcast Language SeriesAlex - The Genius Grey Parrot (YouTube)Washoe the signing chimpanzee (YouTube)Kanzi the bonobo who can talk (YouTube)Talking the Talk: Language Psychology and Science – Trevor Harley (2017)The Evolution of Language – W. Tecumseh Fitch (2010)The Language Instinct - Steven Pinker (2010)The Here and Now Podcast on Facebook The Here and Now Podcast on Twitter Send me an emailSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/thehereandnowpodcast)