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In the prototypical version, which usually ends up being the main character and the focus of the show, this means having full-on conversations with them, rendered in English via the [[Translation Convention]]. Most of the time we will, at some point, be shown the [[Translation Convention]] explicitly by showing the Doctor Dolittle making, say, squirrel sounds back and forth with a squirrel. Oddly, he or she can also converse verbally with animals that don't use vocal communication at all.
Note that this makes every animal in the world qualify as a [[Speech
It seems as if the presence of someone who [[Speaks Fluent Animal]] heightens an animal's intelligence. They will verbally express an understanding of human actions that the animal's own actions up to then gave no indication.
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Don't confuse this ability with [[Talking Animal]]. Also, note that if you [[Animorphism|shapeshift into an animal]] or a [[Beast Man]], you'll automatically learn how to speak [[Animal Talk]] too. See also [[Animal Eye Spy]], where the character can see through the eyes of an animal. Compare [[Suddenly Fluent in Gibberish]] which is an ability to speak gibberish or some other made up language.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In the badass commanding-animals-in-battle category, Shido Fuyuki of ''[[Get Backers]]''. The manga goes into a little more detail: apparently, any member of the Maryuudo (i.e., Amon Natsuki, who was asked to help rescue Madoka by monkeys) can talk to animals, but it is Shido's tribe, the Shiki, that has the ability to awaken the animals' ability to think and act on the level of humans. There's also the Maryuudo's mortal enemies, the Kiryuudo, who communicate with and command bugs.
* Belldandy in ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' even makes sure to use [[Japanese Honorifics|polite honorifics]] when talking to animals. Or to some [[Haunted Technology|inanimate objects]].
* Chopper from ''[[One Piece]]''. Not only is he able to talk to just reindeer, he can talk to other animals as well. Although he is a reindeer himself, he is qualified because he had eaten a devil's fruit which allows him to become semi human.
** [[Filler|Apis]] would also qualify.
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* Alice/Mokuren in ''[[Please Save My Earth]]'' was a "Kiches Sarjalian," who had multiple powers, including the ability to speak telepathically with animals.
* Tadayasu Sawaki, the main character of ''[[Moyashimon]]'' can communicate with bacteria, yeasts, and other microorganisms, in addition to being able to see them with the naked eye.
* ''[[Pokémon Special]]''. Being blessed by the Viridian Forest, both [[Friend to All Living Things|Yellow]] and [[Well
** Also, Dr. Footprint can accurately tell what a Pokémon is thinking by simply looking at its footprints alone, like when a Staravia was about to drop him and when a Drapion wanted to be free of its [[Jerkass]] trainer.
* Hibiki Ganaha of '* ''[[The Idolmaster (Anime)/Characters|THE iDOLM@STER]]'' can talk to her pets.
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* [[Ex Machina|Mitchell Hundred's]] "arch enemy" Jack Pherson had this power. It was not played for laughs at all.
* [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] [[Black Canary]] could use her sonic powers to hypnotically control birds.
** The modern version can still do this to an extent, but instead of controlling or communicating, she can just summon birds, similar to [[Batman]]'s Ultrasonic Bat Signal in [[Batman: Year One]].
* [[Detective Animal|Detective Chimp]] actually gained the power to talk to all animals (along with significantly slowed aging) from the fountain of youth. He mostly communicates with Humans, though.
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** The 1967 musical version even brings up the meat problem. Dr. Dolittle explains that he is now a vegetarian because he doesn't like to make a habit of eating his friends, then launches into a song about how hard it is not to. If memory serves, he does cook some bacon for the carnivores to eat (which makes the pig quite upset).
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'' gained the power to talk to snakes the first time [[Big Bad]] Voldemort tried to kill him. Parselmouths are people who can talk to snakes by hissing at them. When a snake talks to a Parselmouth, they hear the hissing as if it were in their native language.
* In ''[[The Belgariad]]'', people with the Sha-Dar ability can communicate telepathically with horses. The Disciples of Aldur (and it is implied anybody else who commands [[Magic
* In the ''[[Mary Poppins]]'' books, all babies can talk to animals. Ms. Poppins happens never to lose this ability (a dog informs her of her uncle's laughing fit). Just showed how she was Practically Perfect in Every Way.
* In ''[[Sea of Trolls]]'', Jil is exposed to dragon blood, the magic of which allows her to understand birds. It is not clear whether she can speak back to them, however. Also, this turns out [[Blessed With Suck|to suck]] because the birds never have anything worthwhile to say and '''[[Most Annoying Sound|won't shut up.]]'''
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* Subverted on a ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' sketch called "Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals". It's [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]; [[Mark Wahlberg]] talks to animals. [[This Is Reality|They don't talk back]].
* Shiro Akebono (Battle Kenya) in the ''[[Super Sentai]]'' series, ''[[Battle Fever J]]'' is a wild child that can talk to animals.
** Later on, [[
** Kakeru Shishi/Gao Red from ''[[Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger]]'' can talk to animals as well as being an actual vetenarian. He tried to have a similar talk to Orgs... which failed and shocked him.
*** His ''[[Power Rangers Wild Force]]'' counterpart Cole can also do this (Which is slightly more justified by the fact he was raised in the jungle.)
* George Sunday in ''[[My Hero (TV)]]'' uses a device called the Interspecies Interpereter in Series 3 #3 which allows him to talk to animals (except dung beetles, as George says "why would you want to, they live in dung"), specifically his in-laws' dog. Janet [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this.
{{quote| '''Janet''': "Oh god, I'm living with Doctor Dolittle!"}}
** It returns in Series 6 #3 where George in his new persona, George Monday, uses it on the in-laws' cat to find out why Janet gives it so much attention.
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* Possibly a [[Shout Out]] to ''[[Mary Poppins]]'', in ''[[Arthur (Animation)|Arthur]]'', baby Kate can talk to dogs and cats. To them, people speak pure gibberish.
** Indeed, a story in the program's thirteenth season confirms that, in fact, all babies can speak to animals. As they start to grow up, they gradually begin to lose this power.
* Kronk from ''[[The
* Disney's [[Cinderella (Disney)|Cinderellahas]] conversations with her mice friends, although this may be the mice speaking human. Other Disney Princesses have been shown to be able to communicate with animals as well, and all the Merfolk from ''[[The Little Mermaid (Disney)|The Little Mermaid]]'' can communicate with sea creatures.
** Melody, Ariel's daughter later inherits this trait. Deconstructed, her powers alienate her [[All of the Other Reindeer|peers,]] because they think she's a freak.
* Mama Odie from ''[[The Princess and The Frog (Disney)|The Princess and The Frog]]''. Strangely, her pet snake does not speak.
* Fluttershy in ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' is able to talk to the animals she takes care of (though some scenes suggest that animals just naturally understand pony-speak, the same way Snoopy and Garfield understand humans) and can interpret the sounds they make as well.
** Also doubles as an [[Actor Allusion]] in Hurricane Fluttershy, when When Twilight Sparkle, voiced by Tara Strong (the voice actor for Bubbles), is chattered at by a Squirrel, to which her response is "Do I LOOK like I speak squirrel?"
* Because of the fact that he was raised by animals, Mowgli from ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney)|The Jungle Book]]'' actually gained the ability to talk to animals (such as Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther) and understand what they are saying.
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