Post AmZxSOoXicikylF2hM by anarchic_teapot@lingo.lol
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 (DIR) Post #AmZdg1XX3DRnlXVKNc by fesshole@mastodon.social
       2024-10-01T16:25:03Z
       
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       8 y/o daughter lost her hearing. Had to learn to sign. Struggled at first as none of her friends knew how to talk to her. One day I noticed our Labrador run to the treat cupboard after she signed "treat?" to her. In the absence of friends our dog had learned sign language for her
       
 (DIR) Post #AmZxSNTah2MopUQnOy by christineburns@mastodon.green
       2024-10-01T16:52:44Z
       
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       @fesshole I seem to remember there was a scientist who taught an Orangutan quite an extensive sign language repertoire so they could talk to each other
       
 (DIR) Post #AmZxSOoXicikylF2hM by anarchic_teapot@lingo.lol
       2024-10-01T17:13:53Z
       
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       @christineburns @fesshole Orang utans, chimps, gorillas can all learn our signs (and we can learn theirs)... but so can cats and dogs. One of the funniest videos I ever saw was a cat signing "Give me what you're eating" at its owner.
       
 (DIR) Post #AmZxSQ70tR5d0KtJ7w by Haikyoneko@famichiki.jp
       2024-10-02T00:23:55Z
       
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       @anarchic_teapot @christineburns @fesshole my cats don't ask by sign or any other means. They just take....