Oh very cool, original and thought-provoling response @bashadow!! What a gift it would be to talk to the bats flying into the house on hot nights, to the snake hiding in the cool bathroom - to tell them I wish no harm but they really need to move right along now back out into the garden. LOL.
I agree with @bigtom13 that there ARE days when I would seriously give up my human verbal connections to be able to talk to the animals.
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That would be a nice part of it, and when you are lost and need to find your way home you could have a lot of guides and companions helping you along.