ELI5: Do animals from different countries understand each other?

Studies have shown a universal language between dogs and humans. Dog barks sound the same worldwide. Even humans with no dog experiance understand various barks, suggesting a genetic language basis. I think any wolf would have a similar basic understanding of any other wolf.

Sort of on topic: supposedly parrots that learn to talk can teach wild parrots to talk, but the wild parrot can&#x27;t continue the trend.<p>On topic, I have a parrot that can call the dogs name, the dog comes running and the bird throws food at him...then laughs. Sometimes in a British accent. I am not sure where he picked that up.

What about dolphins from other planets? :)<p>(<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;hitchhikers.wikia.com&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Dolphins" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;hitchhikers.wikia.com&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Dolphins</a>)

For birds, TL;DR answer is that they can have regional dialects&#x27; [0].<p>The question isn&#x27;t really whether they &#x27;understand&#x27; each other, but whether the differences cause changes in behaviour. Some birds preferentially mate with others that sound most like themselves. Others, because nature is complicated, do the opposite.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.stanford.edu&#x2F;group&#x2F;stanfordbirds&#x2F;text&#x2F;essays&#x2F;Vocal_Dialects.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.stanford.edu&#x2F;group&#x2F;stanfordbirds&#x2F;text&#x2F;essays&#x2F;Voc...</a>

nice thread but no real definitive answer

<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;codeswitch&#x2F;2013&#x2F;12&#x2F;30&#x2F;258393176&#x2F;make-it-so-sir-patrick-stewart-moos-in-udder-accents" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;codeswitch&#x2F;2013&#x2F;12&#x2F;30&#x2F;258393176...</a>

There is definitely evidence that some animals have regional&#x2F;group dialects. The 52 hertz whale comes to mind. (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;52-hertz_whale" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;52-hertz_whale</a>)

There are probably nuances that they learn from others in their geographical location. Perhaps similar to various dialects of the same language.

I think animals are divided not by “country” but by significant change in geographical features of a place where they live. Probably a dense forest monkey understands the calls from another monkey from a dense forest but not from a deserted place. It’s only my assumption, as they [have to] learn to make different sounds based on where they live.. probably.

The question reminded me of this scene in Bertolucci <i>The Conformist</i>:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;L7rX4WOKZ7g?t=1h9m13s" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;L7rX4WOKZ7g?t=1h9m13s</a>

zebra finches have distinct in-group call patterns.

Countries are a human concept.