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given that the concept came from india where atma means both soul and breath (mahatma = great souled one aka gandhi and gautama) ...
you are correct, soul means breath also in scripture. Isms have placed a meaning on this it does not possess.
made from dust, add breath, equals living soul. remove breath, equals dead soul. and never never immortal soul.
spirit also falls into that category, it is no more than air.
Interestingly simple, ain't it?
As for animals communicating? How else would they find one another in the dark? Just watched a program about giraffes, and their low-frequency communication. Very cool.
"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."
Hey, Albert, I agree!