Lions! Tigers! Bears! If only they talked! Just imagine how many prehistoric tragedies could have been avoided if humanity’s ...

On the morning of Dec. 15, I once again set aside the customary “Talking Animals” format to deliver the Annual Christmas Animal Song special—that is, a show almost entirely devoted to Holiday-oriented ...

We talked to the pioneering visual effects studio Weta Digital about why realistic talking animals are so difficult to create for movies and TV, and how Weta has tackled this challenge. Speaking to ...

Increasingly, however, talking with the animals is becoming less of a fantasy. This doesn’t just invite some fantastic conversations, but recontexualizes the rights we allot to non-human creatures.

Imagine greeting a humpback whale - and having it answer back. That scenario is no longer pure science fiction. In 2023, researchers reported decoding a humpback whale “hello” and using it to engage ...