Originally Posted by Kadajko
I expected it to be simple like: ''Me hungry. Me afraid. Cave there.'' But when I talk to animals I feel like I am talking to people because they are highly intelligent, and I am starting to ask questions like: Why has this animal not integrated into society and learned common language? Why is it not wearing a purse with coins and isn't a blacksmith at the camp?

Welcome to Larian world.
They wanted to port over talking animals from Original Sin (like so many things) and so they did, the D&D rules be dammed.