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* All animals in ''WesternAnimation/Marsupilami'' (Except Maurice, Who just grunts). Also, Marsupilami does speak (and does not only say "HOUBA!").

* All animals in ''WesternAnimation/Marsupilami'' (Except Maurice, Who just grunts) Also, Marsupilami does speak (and does not only say "HOUBA!").

* All animals in ''Franchise/Marsupilami'' (Except Maurice, Who just grunts) Also, Marsupilami does speak (and does not only say "HOUBA!").

* All animals in ''[[Franchise/Marsupilami]]'' (Except Maurice, Who just grunts) Also, Marsupilami does speak (and does not only say "HOUBA!").

* All animals in ''Franchise/Marsupilami'' (Except Maurice, Who just grunts) Also, Marsupilami does speak (and does not only say "HOUBA!").

* All animals on [[Franchise/Marsupilami ''Marsupilami'']] can speak (except Maurice, who just grunts), And Marsupilami does speak (and not just saying "HOUBA!").
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* All animals on [[Marsupilami]] can speak (except Maurice, who just grunts), And Marsupilami does speak (and not just saying "HOUBA!").

* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', it was always known that Vaarsuvius' familiar Blackwing is capable of speech.[note]This comic is based on DungeonsAndDragons, raven familiars gain the ability to speak from their magical bond with their wizard master.[/note] The look of shock in the picture above is because that's the first time the bird has deigned to speak V's language, due to having previously held the elf in disdain.

* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', it was always known that Vaarsuvius' familiar Blackwing is capable of speech. The look of shock in the picture above is because that's the first time the bird has deigned to speak V's language, due to having previously held the elf in disdain.

* I seem to recall some guy named ''EdgarAllanPoe'' did this also- with his poem ''The Raven''.

* [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids Not For Kids]] example: Grouchy old warhound Blood in ''ABoyAndHisDog''.

* ''WesternAnimation/BeeAndPuppycat'' is an odd case. The title character speaks with the voice of a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid Vocaloid]], and the result isn't technically speech, but singing (in [[SpeakingSimlish an unknown language]]). However, the other characters can understand what Puppycat says. The viewer can't, but subtitles are provided.

* ''WesternAnimation/BeeAndPuppycat'' is an odd case. The title character speaks with the voice of a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid Vocaloid]], and the result isn't technically speech, but singing (in an unknown language). However, all the other characters can understand what Puppycat says. The viewer can't, but subtitles are provided.

* Many {{Toku}} have talking dogs. ''DenshiSentaiDenziman'' for instance has IC.

* A guy has a talking dog. He brings it to a talent scout. "This dog can speak English," he claims to the unimpressed agent. "Okay, Sport," the guys says to the dog, "what’s on the top of a house?" "Roof!" the dog replies. "Oh, come on..." the talent agent responds. "All dogs go ‘roof’." "No, wait," the guy says. He asks the dog "what does sandpaper feel like?" "Rough!" the dog answers. The talent agent gives a condescending blank stare. He is losing his patience. "No, hang on," the guy says. "This one will amaze you. " He turns and asks the dog: "Who, in your opinion, was the greatest baseball player of all time?" "Ruth!" goes the dog. And the talent scout, having seen enough, boots them out of his office onto the street. And the dog turns to the guy and says "Maybe I shoulda said DiMaggio?"

* Check jokes under NotInFrontOfTheParrot.

Lots of verbal jokes involve talking animals, with the humour usually deriving from a trait of that animal or a pun based on the word for the animal. A common subversion of these jokes is to replace the punchline with something along the lines of "Holy crap, a talking horse!"

* "A [insert TalkingAnimal of your choice] walks into a bar..."

* Stephen King's ''TheDarkTower'' features Zoltan the crow, who enjoys the poem "Beans, Beans the Musical Fruit", and Oy the billy-bumbler, who speaks mostly to Jake Chambers.