Can Deaf Animals Really Be Taught To Read?

We can teach animals tricks, including sign language. We can teach animals to become our best friends or guides. We might as well finish the circle of life by teaching them how to read...

Hutto

Lucy McVey, the principal at Bluebonnet Elementary, is the owner of a bulldog named Hutto.

"McVey has taught the 6-year-old dog to read 10 words and phrases on flashcards, she said. The words include high five, touchdown, sit and profile. McVey and Peaches do demonstrations at schools and other organizations to encourage children to read, McVey said. The white dog, who has been deaf since birth, also serves as an example of how disabilities can be overcome, she said."All of us have something of value to contribute," the Round Rock principal said."

Anyone else out there have Deaf dogs, Deaf cats, Deaf parrots, or Deaf fish that can read?

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/deaf-bulldog-shows-off-her-reading-abilities-to-514236.html

Can just anyone or anything learn Sign Language?

I know this is a biased opinion, but you gotta admit it. This gotta be the cutest fox you ever seen! (see below). 


Anyhow, after reading this article, it made me think of .... Koko (gorilla). Then Washoe (chimpanzee). Then dogs and cats... Finally a friend in California who taught a parrot few signs (I think it's on Youtube). Now we have a fox who is learning sign language. Isn't there any limit in learning sign language. Will we be able to teach a mouse sign language someday? A fish? An ant? Red blood cell?
Perhaps, the bigger question is: 

"Is Sign Language so primitive that we can teach it to anything?" 

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