Evolution and specialist gender roles to blame.
The act of communicating is important to women, creating and reinforcing the social bonds among the herd. The content is less important.
Men care less about the act of communicating and focus on the content, like where the mammoth went or if there’s a sabre tooth tiger around.
If you’d been out chasing an elk like a real man you wouldn’t have had this problem so you’ve only yourself to blame.