Are animal calls meaningful? Are they words? Animated signal profiles of prairie dogs, monkeys, insects and more. Subscribe for parts 6-8: null Sources for claims: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tK2GjVO19cmd4fBnRwhHrZK7RKYo08nnD_XS10a1wRA/ Patronize me per creation: https://www.patreon.com/NativLang Tip me once: https://www.ko-fi.com/NativLang ~ Shortly and sweetly ~ In previous parts we met animal signals from elephant calls to jacky dragon actions. Are these anything like human words? Let's get into the semantics of some suspiciously meaningful animal communication systems. Please watch parts 1 through 4 for background and buildup. This one falls in the middle of building up from syllables (last time) to sequences (next time). ~ Resources ~ Art, animation and music by me. My sources document backs up claims and gives credit for images, fonts and sounds: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tK2GjVO19cmd4fBnRwhHrZK7RKYo08nnD_XS10a1wRA/#heading=h.t1f629ieweiz In that same document I link to groups focused on animals, their habitats and the people who care for them. There's a narrative tie-in that I hope works at the end of the series; meanwhile I'll just mention and link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tK2GjVO19cmd4fBnRwhHrZK7RKYo08nnD_XS10a1wRA/edit#heading=h.gpolixoat5xi