The Universal Language

It wasn’t exactly Dr. Dolittle, but Montecito oceanographer resident Dove Joans, who writes under the pseudonym Dolphingirl, claims to be able to communicate with animals, particularly whales and dolphins.

In 2019, she wrote We Are the Ocean: 50 Waves to Wonder! and has just published the second edition of Dolphin Talk, which she wrote in 2015 adding 30 more pages to the book.

And later this year, Dove will publish her third book Why the Whales Sing including scientific data that animals can communicate with humans.

“It started in 1977 when I heard humpback whales communicating,” says Dove, who used to live in the historic Lahaina district of Maui, Hawaii, which was ravaged by fires last year destroying her home.

“It has enabled me to also communicate with dolphins, horses and dogs,” she told inquisitive guests at a book launch bash at the upper village bibliophile bastion Tecolote.

“I describe myself as a reluctant animal talker, but they seem to talk to me.

“It is an ability we can all access, like playing a musical instrument.”

Clearly an author of note…