How much do animals really know? Do we underestimate their cognitive abilities? Can they communicate with us? Or, on the flip side of that, do we over estimate their intelligence? Are they truly ruled by instinct and nothing else? Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay discuss this topic with examples from dogs, apes, and other animals. Plus, they talk about some of the many tests we have read about, as well as documentaries they’ve watched on this subject. It’s truly fascinating! Then they run through a short list of famous (and not so famous) “Firsts” from around the world. We’ll leave the details out for now, but you can hear all…