They are talking about us

[ashling]

http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/researcher-decodes-praire-dog-language-discovers-theyve-been-calling-people-fat.html

#t=491

[valerief]

1. Very cool and Super Squee!!! nt

[bvar22]

2. I'm not surprised in the least.

We will see more and more discoveries of "Complex Animal Language" as time passes.
When we begin to understand pheromones and smells, the language gets even more complex.


I have had a 10 year relationship with out local crows/ravens.
They love my Strawberries, and I chase them off every day (along with scarecrows and pie pans).
After 10 years, I have noticed there is always a Lookout Crow, and they have a distinct name for me,
and another distinct name for my wife..... as soon as we step outside.
I can tell when my wife has come outside by the call that the Look Out crow makes.

[tavalon]

12. Crows are highly sophisticated

People at UW who were doing studies with crows had to start wearing disguises because the crows would harass them outside of "class time" and do so for years. I wonder what the students were doing that so pissed off the crows?

[ashling]

15. What smell?

you talkin' 'bout me?

[bvar22]

16. In space, no one can hear you scream.

On the internet, no one can tell how you smell.

[ashling]

17. whew!

In other words, on the internet no one can tell if you're just an old fart

[Agschmid]

3. Kick.

[allan01]

4. oh deary me

[Android3.14]

5. That was fascinating

thanks.

[SoapBox]

6. Very interesting!

I wonder what they would have to say if they saw a Kardashian?!?!

[montana_hazeleyes]

9. Maybe,

Human. Big A$$. Almost nude.

[Duppers]

7. Wow! Humans, almost consistently, have underrated

other animals' intelligence.

[tblue37]

8. One commenter under the article is funny:

Al_Packer • 2 years ago
So the prairie dogs are fundamentally on the same intellectual level as the reporters who cover the red carpet at the Oscars.


Arthur Al_Packer • 2 years ago
"I can't believe she thought those shoes were a good idea."

[tavalon]

13. That's pretty awesome

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. "fat American passing by!"

[tblue37]

11. I wonder how prairie dogs pronounce Slobodchikoff. nt

[Rex]

14. Of course they are! You think a squirrel is chirping at you just to hear it's own bark?

GIT OF MA LAND AND STOP WEARING SANDALS YOU AIN'T JESUS!