Elephants learn to imitate sounds that are not typical of their species, the first known example after humans of vocal learning in a non-primate terrestrial mammal. The discovery, reported in today's ...

When you think of elephants, you likely think of very large, gentle, placid creatures that have a distinct ‘trumpet’ kind of ...

Researchers used AI to determine that wild African elephants likely have names for each other, suggesting a capacity for abstract thought.

What’s in a name? People use unique names to address each other, but we’re one of only a handful of animal species known to do that, including bottlenose dolphins. Finding more animals with names and ...

Zookeepers have recorded a remarkable mix of sounds produced by reuniting Zoos Victoria elephants. The recording not only demonstrates the breadth of elephant’s sonic capacity, but includes sounds the ...

Helping humans better understand how elephants communicate could improve the animals' protection. A joint research project of the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences and the Austrian Academy of ...

From its long, flexible trunk to its loud trumpeting sounds, there’s a lot to admire about an elephant. But how much do you know about these massive creatures? Where do they live? How big can they get ...

Elephants may be the only animals besides humans to come up with arbitrary names for each other, according to an analysis of recordings using machine learning. The analysis found that some calls from ...

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