breaking the silence
The other day, I saw something very disturbing on Animal Planet. Oh, that’s a channel by the way … it isn’t a real planet governed by animals. It says, some scientists have figured out how a bunch of whales communicate. And then, I have also came across something on the newspaper that says, an orang utan (or was it a monkey? I forgot) actually bitched about his aching tooth .. and called for a dentist.
Damn scary isn’t it ? We always thought that the emotionless animals we see everyday, are inert about basically everything. We thought that they only know how to sleep, eat and respond to emergencies (like shitting). But little did we suspect that those animals can actually ‘talk’ in their own language.
From the documentary show, I’ve learned that there’s actually a group of dedicated scientists that work their ass off deciphering whale’s fart noises underwater, to study how do they communicate with each other. I can tell that it isn’t an easy job coz my mom used to make that kind of noise when I was a kid… and I could hardly understand her. But then, it might be a good thing for mankind, because if we’re able to communicate with animals, it would be more fun to cuss at them - since they are be able to understand us. “Hey ! Cow ! How does it feel like having a big tit with so many nipples ? hahahah !!”. (it would sound so stupid to say that to a cow that do not understand what you’re talking about).
Just kidding. Being able to communicate with animals is actually a gift. It makes us understand more about the living things on this planet. We won’t have to guess what the hyenas are laughing about … or study why the chicken crosses the road. All we need to do is ask.
Of course, there are also cons of being able to communicate with animals as well. By bestowing those critters an ability to communicate with humans, we practically risk the danger of giving up our dominance of this planet. By having the ability to communicate/read, animals will become more intelligent .. they’ll learn about science, and our history .. and soon, be able to use a computer. Once they have the access to computers, practically, they’re not much different from our bosses and politicians… that’s when we humans should be worried about our existence on this planet.
If you’re still unable to imagine the boner we would be in, imagine this — the girl behind the nick in your ICQ list might be a camel or a skunk. How’s that ? Be very scared.