<<On a different tack, does anyone think that some animals have telepathic abilities?>>
Well they have habilities that might be considered in the parapsicology and paranormal if humans would be able to do it.
For example, how do dogs do to identify cancer in a person only for sniffing at them?
I have a great respect for all creatures and certain admiration. Yes we, humans, have more brain to do more complex things, but they have capacities that until few years were unknown. I wonder how many more things they can do?