Animal/Human connections- To what extent is this science “fiction”?

[Teele]

In as much as there can be some sort of connection between human & animals, I find zona unbelievable in this aspect.

[SunVixen]

People and animals can communicate, but the level of communication depends on how intelligent the animal is. Chimpanzees are smarter than guinea pigs, but guinea pigs are undeniable geniuses compared to toads. Wolves are very intelligent animals, they are related to dogs. Therefore, I do not think that the author has exaggerated very much in this book.

[houligan19]

I believe that humans and animals can have incredible relationships and communicate with each other. I loved reading that parts of the book when Grant and Shadow were forming their relationship.
The only thing I found far fetched was Grant hearing words from Shadow.

[aruntr2001]

Humans and animals always have a good communication bridge between each other. Its all depended on how well a human approaches to build this bridge as the animals always have the dendence of establishing the communication voluntarily.

[Mary Mary1]

animal/human connection is real, it might have been a bit exaggerated in this book but there have people who have true, genuine and beautiful connection with their pets

[Kreads1]

Like many others, I too believe that the connection between human and animals is real. I had the pleasure of working as a veterinary technician for several years. During that time I witnessed this connection first hand. My own animals can sense when I’m under the weather or if I’m anxious, changing their behavior as a result. This premise is what makes service animals efficient. That said, I don’t believe that there is a telepathic bone between humans and animals, such as there was in Zona.

[Tim Terry]

Communication with animals has long been an established fact, and phenomena such as horse whisperers and dog trainers have proved this. There are individuals who break these boundaries successfully, but I believe that as a species, humans still have a long journey before we begin to actually understand animals. Recent studies are highlighting this in dramatic ways and there is still a lot of progress to be made here.

[Tim Terry]

Anyone who has ever seen so-called primitive people, such as our Bush men here in Africa, interact with animals, will have no doubt that modern humans have simply forgotten how to communicate with them, animals. As a soldier, and also as a guide on wildlife tours, I have seen extraordinary things between humans and animals. Many people with experiences of the wild will confirm such stories and also have similar tales of encounters and relationships between humans and animals. For that matter it is mind blowing to watch conversations that have been videod between humans and apes who have a sign language vocabulary of hundreds of words. For those interested in this subject, I would recommend looking these up on U tube.

[Agnes Masobeng]

In real life it is possible to communicate with a pet. It takes training , patience and determination for a human to communicate with their per. There has to be a strong connection or bond for this to happen. And their communication is usually through body language not more than that.

[RKeinath]

Human and animal connections have existed for centuries, but not the extent of Shadow and Grant. I mean, I know my dog has a playful bark and not so playful one and several whines that communicate things to me, but that was from me paying attention and learning what each sound meant based on his actions. My dog knows from my body language, tone, and some words what I'm trying to communicate with him, but it's still not the same. The telepathy that Shadow and Grant have I don't think exists. I like that little addition of fantasy, and I can relate to wanting that sort of connection with the animals around me.

[rahilshajahan]

There's a scene where Grant sees images that Shadow witnesses. Telepathy, I'm afraid, is still a concept that exists in science fiction alone. There can be a bond between animals and humans; there are multiple examples of that in the real world. What the book portrays is outright fantasy.

[kdstrack]

It is possible for humans to develop extraordinary communication with animals. I think the relationship the author developed between Grant and Shadow reflected other circumstances that were possible in Zona. This was an intriguing and enjoyable aspect of Grant's experience in Zona. I hope there will be a sequel where this human/animal telepathy will be explored and Grant's special ability will be fully explained. Why was Grant the only one with this ability? Did his uncle communicate with the wolves? Was that how he was able to survive? What about the unborn children? Will there be human/human telepathy??

[Sushan Ekanayake]

There are means of communications for many developed species. Inter specie communication is definitely a sci-fi fantasy

[NDeMeer]

Leen282 wrote:
> I believe such efficient communication can exist, obviously not based on
> speech but based on body language.

I lean towards agreeing with you on this. If you spend enough time with a certain animal, why wouldn't it be possible to understand each other on such a "deep" level. Definitely based on body language, you make a good point!

[Rodel Barnachea]

I think that most human-animal connections in real life are intuitive. You can spot this through body language. In this book, I think the connection between Grant and Shadow are just right and realistic