Talks to Animals

Wait a second. Perhaps you can converse with cats?" Asked Asuka
with an unusually flustered voice.
In response, Yō nodded a little.
Jin was also fascinated and started asking questions.
"Can you also communicate with other species, not just cats?"
"Yeah. If it's alive, then I can talk with it."
"That sounds wonderful. Then you can even talk with those wild birds
flying around?"
"Yeah, I probably ... can. The only birds I spoke with were sparrow, heron
and cuckoo..., but I could talk with a penguin so it should be no problem."
"Penguin!?"