Communication (even between species) is one thing, but symbolic thinking is quite another. Interestingly, humans aren't the only species that can engage in symbolic thinking:
The researchers examined whether capuchins' preferences in both real and symbolic contexts satisfy transitivity -- a fundamental trait of rational decision-making, according to which if A is preferred to B, and B is preferred to C, then A must be preferred to C.
The best part about Car Talk is that it manages to resonate with regular people, not car enthusiasts. One of my favorite parts of the show is Stump the Chump, where they revisited problems that they've helped troubleshoot to see if their advice was correct or not.
I'm absolutely, positively, certainly, doubtlessly, utterly, otter-ly maybe and talking about otters, and badgers, and squirrels, the fact that squirrels are outside my window while I type this comment out about how utterly, there it is otterly again, strange this book is. From Google Books
One of my favorite parts of the show is Stump the Chump, where they revisited problems that they've helped troubleshoot to see if their advice was correct or not.
From Google Books