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Is Animal Translation Possible?

If you are a pet owner you probably have plenty of experience trying to get a basic message across to your dog or perhaps if you own a cat you gave up on that hope years ago. Yet many of us have had that momentary glimpse of understanding; that sense that we could communicate if we just worked at it. But is animal translation actually possible? Diana Reiss is a Co-Founder of the Interspecies Internet and Professor in the Department of Psychology at Hunter College. She joins Jonathan to discuss. Dr. Lara Dungan & Dr. Shane Bergin also join Jonathan for Newsround.

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06.30 31 Jul 2022


Is Animal Translation Possible?



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06.30 31 Jul 2022


If you are a pet owner you probably have plenty of experience trying to get a basic message across to your dog or perhaps if you own a cat you gave up on that hope years ago.

Yet many of us have had that momentary glimpse of understanding; that sense that we could communicate if we just worked at it.

But is animal translation actually possible?

Diana Reiss is a Co-Founder of the Interspecies Internet and Professor in the Department of Psychology at Hunter College. She joins Jonathan to discuss.

Dr. Lara Dungan & Dr. Shane Bergin also join Jonathan for Newsround.


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