Talking Fish

It’s pretty exciting to learn that fish can talk. Of course, I’m far behind the curve on this one. Apparently, Aristotle knew this a couple of thousand years ago. But, hey, the mainstream media didn’t cry the story in the agora during his day. I don’t know why not, but I’m guessing that those guys probably didn’t want to support the Fishermen Party or something. Whatever the reason, the news is just now filtering down.

We know that fish can talk, but we don’t know what they talk about. I’m guessing that food, hot-looking fish, and warnings about humans are big topics among fish of like kind. But some of them must be bi-lingual, even tri-lingual. You see those nature shows where lots of different species swim together in synchronized dances, so someone has to shout out when it’s time to turn.

Obviously, then, public speaking is pretty important to fish. Can you imagine a hundred red fish running head on into a sharp coral reef, causing the blue fish to blunder into them, and the stripped fish to panic and start leaping? All of that blood in the water and leaping and splashing would encourage sharks to glide over and eat some of the dancers. So, obviously, the ability to communicate clearly is essential to keeping the dance going in dangerous reef waters. I wonder if the fish would give Joe Biden lessons.

To read the article on talking fish, click here.