Animals can't talk{in our language.}{Although parrots do.}So they can't really tell us their thoughts, or feeling on things. BUT, animals,for survival, do have instinct , and are "keen"to pick up on things.Now animals are a creation of God.BUT because it was Adam and Eve who fell, not them, the Salvation plan is mainly for us,and so we can feel the Holy Spirit,etcNow, all that being said,animals have instinct but can't communicate,would be curious if Jesus walked by an animal, if they could with the instinct pick up on the presence of God, and know?I would think the answer is yes, because they are one of Gods creations. But, we don't know the spiritual level of animals as compared to us..Soooo...would animals sense , and realize,when God is near?I think so.