Turtles perfect pets Can animals speak

from Costa Blanca South 13 – 19 April 2023 Issue 1971

Caring for Nellie and Maisie

SOME people say the best conversations they have are with their pets, they listen and sympathise with us, but here is the question do they un‐derstand us? Can we actually communi ‐cate with our pets?

The answer is yes. We communicate with our pets verbal‐ly and with facial ex‐pressions and ges ‐tures. Our pets then answer us with cer ‐tain postures, and fa‐cial expressions, by barking and meow ‐ing, etc.. in fact, some animal experts have detected up to 21 different meows! Obviously, we can ‐not chat with ani ‐mals in the same way we can with our friends and family, but it has certainly been proven we can understand each other perfectly. Sci‐entists have com ‐pleted many studies to show that dogs can follow human communication. We all know that we can train a dog to follow certain demands like sitting, but a study also found that dogs interpret voices in the same part of their brain as we do.

IF you are considering the introduction of a new pet or even a child’s first pet, choosing the ideal type of animal is paramount. Tur‐tles tend to be the perfect pets for children, espe ‐cially as their first pets.

They are an ideal start ‐ing point for children as turtles are easy to care for and so children can get involved with the tasks. Another plus point for turtles is their longevi‐ty, when cared for a turtle can be part of the family for a very long time.

A typical pet turtle can live from 10 to 80 years ‐some have been known to live until 150 years of age!

Many studies show the benefits of children grow‐ing up with pets. Children tend to grow up happy, social, and more respon ‐sible. Turtles are a perfect first choice as they are undemanding and will be happy when they are cared for and well ‐ fed. Children can get into a good routine helping to take care of and prepar ‐ing them for possibly more complex pets in the future.

Not only that but it’s been shown that dogs use the left part of their brain to pro‐cess the meaning of a word and the right side to interpret the tone of voice used al‐so just like us and have been known to master words in the same manner as young human chil ‐dren.

So, feel free to continue chatting with your pets but maybe not in public!

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