£8m prize for a real Dr Dolittle

If you can talk and grunt to animals

WE'RE a nation of animal lovers and now we can show how much - and win an £8million prize by proving we can talk to the animals, grunt and squeak with the animals...

Scientists at the Jeremy Coller Foundation and Tel Aviv University in Israel have laid down the challenge of finding a real-life Dr Dolittle, like Rex Harrison or Eddie Murphy.

And they are even allowing entrants to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help their chances.