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Links by Subject: Semiotics: Animal Communication

Bee - Honeybee communication
Ant - Excellent article specifically about ant communication
African Grey Parrot - Article on teaching grey parrots to recognize and use ordinal numbers
Gorilla - A few chapters from the book The Education of Koko by Patterson and Linden, describing their work with a young gorilla to teach her sign language and assess her ability to use it in communicating with humans
Chimpanzee - Article on how chimpanzee communication gives us insight into the origins of language
Chimpanzee - Article on the implications of language development resulting from teaching chimpanzees to acquire language
Dolphin -Description of work done to understand the meaning of dolphin communication
Whale - Short article on the observable communication methods of baleen whales
Spider - An article with great, easy-to-read detail on the means of communication observed in wolf spiders
Bonobo - Description of social activity of Bonobo including small amount of info on vocalization
Bat - Article on bat songs and what they communicate

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