15 Weird Ways Animals Communicate You Didn’t Even Know About!

Animals have their own language. Here’s a few you might want to know if you’re out and about.

1. Chimpanzees extent their hand for a shake when meeting higher-ranking Chimps.

2. Swans don’t make pretty heart shapes to please us, they do it to fight each other.

3. Gorillas show aggression by sticking out their tongue. Be a grown up and don’t do it back.

4. Geckos communicate to eat feces. They give a nod to “treehopper” insects which then poop into the gecko’s mouth.

5. Prairie Dogs have a language so advanced they can tell each other who’s coming, what they’re wearing, how tall they are, and how far away. That’s impressive!

6. Honey bees dance to show others where pollen or water is.

7. Elephants use low-frequency sound waves to communicate over several miles.

8. Rhinos smell each other’s dung to figure out their social status, health and fertility.

9. Blue-Capped Cordon-Bleu Songbird males dance to impress the ladies. They perform up to 200 moves in just 5 seconds!

10. Humpback Whales use rhyming sequences in their songs like poetry.

11. Bison all face the way they want to go, and the majority wins.

12. Lightening Bugs communicate by flashing light. The females return the male’s sequence with her own light.

13. Dolphins have identifying whistle names that can project moods as well.

14. Cats only meow for us. They don’t do it when wild and have even mimicked baby cries for attention.

15. Tarsiers communicate using ultrasound.