Animals Language

Although animals are not able to communicate the same as humans do, they have their own way of communicating through sounds, signals, and how they carry themselves. If animals were unable to communicate, they would not be able to get what they want or exclaim how they feel.

The Study of Language-George Yule
(p. 9)
“It has been proposed that bee communication may have the property of displacement. For example, when a worker bee finds a source of nectar and returns to the beehive, it can perform a complex dance routine to communicate to the other bees the location of this nectar. Depending on the type of dance (round dance for nearby and tail-wagging dance, with variable tempo, for further away and how far), the other bees can work out where this newly discovered feast can be found.”
This portrays how the bees communicate and can inform each other exactly where the nectar is. Animals may not understand what we are saying because we have our language just like we are not able to understand the language that they are “speaking".

(p. 11)
"Each signal in the system is fixed as relating to a particular object or occasion. Among the vervet monkey’s repertoire, there is one danger signal CHUTTER, which is used when a snake is around, and another RRAUP, used when an eagle is spotted nearby."
Monkeys are able to tell each other when and what is coming to attack them. This proves that there is a communication between the different monkeys that allow them to tell others what they are seeing, thinking, and feeling.

(p. 15)
“Washoe lived in a domestic environment with a lot of opportunity for imaginative play and interaction with fluent signers who were also using sign language with each other. They report that a group of younger chimpanzees not only learned sign language, but used it with each other and with Washoe, even when there were no humans present”
This is proof that animals do not merely mimic because they will receive something for their actions. This is proving that the animals are communicating what they are feeling not only for the humans but for themselves as well.