Now, this particular post gives a rather unusual and far-fetched reason why communicating with dolphins could be useful (apparently it's absolutely imperative that we learn how to communicate with extraterrestrials very soon), but it still brings to light an interesting question. Why haven't we learned how to communicate with some of the planet's most intelligent creatures? Obviously everybody knows about chimpanzees and the progress we're making there, but when it comes to actual two-way communication, our knowledge is lacking, especially in intelligent animals other than chimps.
So often we simply try to teach an animal the language we're used to. Training a dog is probably a good example. But we haven't really ventured into the idea of creating a language to share. That's what this article is talking about.
I think continuing on in this endeavor is a fantastic idea. There has already been some success with chimpanzees and, according to this post, dolphins are also right around the corner. And you never know where these kinds of things could lead. Maybe one of these days two-way communication between humans and animals will become so advanced your dog will be teaching you tricks.
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