ATTENTION ALL FISHERMEN! It seems that fish can -- and do -- talk. Scientists at Auburn University have discovered that they make sounds in order to communicate with each other (sound waves are the perfect way to do so if you live underwater). Even the lowly minnow, which was studied by Auburn and is pictured above, has a decent vocabulary. For a wonderful story on this, complete with actual sounds of fish speaking, click here. (If you can't get enough of this story, also try this.) If they speak to each other, it's only a matter of time before they start to speak to us. Something to think about while planning the next catch-and-release program. (PLEASE NOTE: I APOLOGIZE FOR THE ERRONEOUS LINKS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ON THIS POST. THEY HAVE BEEN CORRECTED AS OF JANUARY 25.)
