Elephant call each other by name

Elephants give each other names: Stunning new skill decoded  

Elephants address each other with unique calls resembling names, confirmed by a study of African savannah elephants in Kenya. Researchers used machine learning to analyze vocalizations and found that elephants responded more strongly to calls seemingly directed at them, suggesting sophisticated communication abilities.

 

Link to Research Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02420-w

Link to related news: https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/elephants-give-each-other-names-stunning-new-skill-decoded-in-species-2551741-2024-06-11

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Reference:  Lahdenperä M, Jackson J, Htut W, Lummaa V. 2019 Capture from the wild has long-term costs on reproductive
success in Asian elephants. Proc. R. Soc. B 286: 20191584.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1584 

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