The bond between humans and animals often extends far beyond a simple pet relationship. A person does not have to be a Grizzly Adams apprentice to be able to communicate, at least in some degree, with wild animals.
Although only humans have the ability to fully reason (or so the experts claim), every animal is capable of experiencing and expressing a variety of emotions. Many species of birds are only able to live when they have a lifetime mate. Within a very short period of the mate dying, the remaining bird will literally die of a broken heart.
Regardless of the scientific evidence to the contrary, or the views of people who are not devout animal lovers, people can often communicate with the animal kingdom. The internet is virtually inundated with amateur and professional videos of animals that seemingly talk to or repeat their human audience. Miskha the talking husky is one of the most famous instances, but is certainly not the only one.
The baby goat at a petting zoo clearly mimics the visitors and was captured on video. As the human bystander says, “What?” the goat responds with an audible, “What, What?”
This nearly perfect example on video shows how easy it is for humans to work with animals by simply spending time with them. After a few minutes of coaching, most animals can make some form of imitating sound in an effort to please their owner or the human that is paying attention to them.