WASHINGTON — African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. The names are one part of elephants' ...

It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants, an endangered species, have name-like ...

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 ...

African elephants use "names" to communicate with each other in the same way that humans do, researchers have discovered. A new study, carried out by Colorado State University scientists who analyzed ...

The giraffe is the tallest living terrestrial animal, with an exceptionally long neck, slender legs, and distinctive coat patterns. Native to African savannas, it feeds mainly upon leaves from tall ...