In this season finale of "In Real Life," Scripps News' Sam Eaton explores how artificial intelligence technology is opening up new possibilities for scientists communicating with animals — from sending messages to elephants on the plains of Kenya to mimicking honey bees in Germany and bat sounds in Israel.

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