The son of an international award-winning dolphin trainer, Todd G. Sorrell shared living space with a menagerie of animals in his Hawaii home. Geese, goats, Koi fish, parrots, mynah birds, rabbits, dogs, cats, and turtles all counted as siblings. When not spending hours trying to master French, Japanese and Ilocano language skills, he found relief in conversing with his furry and feathered friends. He readily admits to having superior linguistic abilities with the animals. "It borders on telepathic," he says. "And the accents are less tricky."...