20. If you had the ability to talk to one species of animal, which animal would you choose to communicate with? Why? 


     If I had the ability to talk to one species of animal, I would choose to communicate with tortoises. The reasoning is simple, they are the oldest and wisest of all living creatures. Their average life span is over 100 years old, and the oldest tortoise ever recorded, an Aldabra giant tortoise named Adwaita, died of natural causes at 255 years old. While many people believe them to be some of the dullest of all animals, I find them to be one of the most fascinating. They are one of the four most revered creatures in China, being the only non-fictional among the four as well. Their age is a clear sign of their wiseness, patience, peacefulness, and calmness. A real conversation with a tortoise would probably be nothing like talking to Crush from Finding Nemo. A basic conversation with a tortoise would probably change your entire insight on life, and fill your head with wonders and possibilities and much more knowledge, on many different levels. This is why I long for the ability to speak to them.