[Oni]

As a muslim we believe that there was a prophet who had the ability to talk to animals ,Was called (Prophet Solomon) .
In my perceptiion , It's not fun , It's really hard , there is a lot of animals , and they could be anywhere , you will not have any personal place , even if you try to hide from everyone you gonna find a moskito asking you for some blood , imagine .

Christianity and Judaism also attribute similar abilities to Solomon as well. I'd imagine the needs of animals would be simple. Hunger, sleep, attention, etc.

Different animals have different capabilities, so you might find that mammals (i.e. chimps/dolphins) tend to have more complex thoughts. Whereas a mosquito will only think: "I want blood."