Animal companionship is a wonderful element of living on Earth. Humans are animals, whether we think of ourselves as such or not, and we have a tremendous capacity to communicate with other species due to our intelligence and accumulated knowledge. There’s something tantalizing about cross-species communication. Many of us only have opportunities with a few other species, pets or domesticated animals. But it’s possible in the wild as well. How lucky we are on this planet, to enjoy it with so many other organisms. Earth is incredible: one big beautiful amazing world.