You clear your throat. The animal turns its head. That mouth looks
really big, now that you see it up close... But that's okay. With a
mouth that size, it should be able to communicate.
You say, "Hello. What are you? My name is-"
*Chomp, slurp, munchmunchmunch! Gulp! .....Buuuurrp!*
(Oops.)
You walk bravely up to the beast. It looks a lot bigger, now that
you're this close... ah, never mind. You know what you're doing.