Imagine this: you’re in the middle of a dream, and suddenly, a wise old owl perches beside you. But this isn’t your typical ...

Nonhuman animals (animals) are constantly "talking" with one another using sounds, smells, visual signals, and various combinations thereof. In his fascinating new book titled Why Animals Talk: The ...

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 ...

Scientists recently learned that chimpanzees have their own language, allowing them to communicate in sentence-like structures. But what if we could one day walk up to animals like that and hold an ...

Imagine a world where "interspecies communication" isn't the stuff of sci-fi fantasies - instead, a reality where humans can chit-chat with their furry, feathery, and scaly friends. This is where AI ...

Following is a transcript of the video: Horse: Ugh, would you calm down? Now read my lips. We gotta talk. Narrator: One of the hardest jobs in visual effects is making animals look realistic when they ...

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 ...

As we’ve done 12 times prior—spanning just over four years–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” In ...