Animal Talk

As I was thinking about how we could find Flight 370, I thought about who may have seen it. And I feel like animals probably have spotted the plane, wherever it is. Before I tell you my plan, keep in mind that TV "news" channels have exhausted their potential situations on what may happened to the point where they have talked about black holes. They can't stop spending majority of their airtime on this missing plane story where no real developments have been made.

So my solution? Research communications with animals.

Yes, just like the device with the dogs in Pixar's Up. Why don't we make some of the anthropomorphism we see so frequently in our daily lives a reality? How can we expect to communication with extraterrestrial lifeforms when we can't even fully communicate with all the animals on this planet?

One of the most human qualities is to build upon previous generations. We have built a huge amount of knowledge and continue to build on them whether it is by research or telling stories. But what if other animals have their own stories? What if animals have passed on their own version of their stories of huge world events like the end of World War II or the Exxon Valdex oil spill?

But, of course, there would be repercussions to learning how to communication with animals. One would be having a source of food. Could you eat an animal that you could talk to? Would the animals be insulted by they have been perceived by us?