I just want to point out that if you talk to your pets, there's really no difference. Birds have the same cognitive abilities as mammals we know. If you're a birder, if you watch birds, you can attract them. Hunters know this. One of my issues with indigenous knowledge is that we need to realize that this is something we can also learn. I think lots of people who spend time close to nature know this. I just talk about domestic species because you get to see this up close—the activities of your house cat. This is where we're privileged to have those communications. Of course, it's a very different type of speech.
There is tons of literature out there now, so it is definitely being taken seriously, and that's the space where we can go back and re-examine those old, traditional beliefs in Lebanon.