Ian Garrick-Mason

What do we really mean by the ‘language’ of animals?

All pet owners recognise a bond of communication. But can animals be said to have a ‘grammar’, as Eva Meijer claims?

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  • Animal Languages: The Secret Conversations of the Living World

    Eva Meijer

    John Murray, pp. 276, £14

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