Elephants Give Each Other Unique Names. It Gets Weirder
Inverse - Sat 15 Jun 24— KvdB50/E+/Getty ImagesWhat’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. ...
African elephants shown to address one another with name-like calls, similar to humans
Phys.org - Wed 12 Jun 24What'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 ...
Elephants call each other by unique names, new study shows
The Independent - Wed 12 Jun 24New research shows African elephants call each other and respond to individual names, something few wild animals do
Elephants talk to family and friends using individual ‘names’
New Atlas - Tue 11 Jun 24Humans are fairly unique as a species because we refer to one another by name. This process, using vocal labels to identify another individual, is learned; people aren’t born knowing the personal ...
Rare elephant twins born in dramatic birth in Thailand
Phys.org - Tue 11 Jun 24An elephant in Thailand has delivered a rare set of twins in a dramatic birth that left a caregiver injured after he tried to rescue one of the newborns.
Rare Elephant Twins Born In Dramatic Birth In Thailand, International Business Times - Tue 11 Jun 24Do elephants call each other by name, just like humans?
ABC Science - Mon 10 Jun 24Wild elephants may be able to communicate with other members of their group by using sounds akin to names, a new study suggests.
Elephants Have Names for Each Other, and Maybe Their Own Language
Discover Magazine - Mon 10 Jun 24Elephants use specific sounds to identify each other and respond to recordings of their names.
Like people, elephants call each other by name
The Economist - Mon 10 Jun 24And anthropoexceptionalism takes another tumble
Elephants seem to invent names for each other
Newscientist - Mon 10 Jun 24An analysis of their vocalisations suggests that African savannah elephants invent names for each other, making them the only animals other than humans thought to do so
Do elephants have names for each other?
Nature News - Mon 10 Jun 24Nature, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00797-zMachine learning and careful observation suggest that some of the animals’ calls are specific to individuals, ...
Every Elephant Has Its Own Name, Study Suggests
New York Times - Mon 10 Jun 24An analysis of elephant calls using an artificial intelligence tool suggests that the animals may use and respond to individualized rumbles.
Hello: elephants talk to each other using name-like calls!
Cosmos Magazine - Mon 10 Jun 24Wild African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) might address each other like humans – using personal “names” according to a new study in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Researchers ...
Elephants have names for each other like people do, new study shows
Phys.org - Mon 10 Jun 24Colorado State University scientists have called elephants by their names, and the elephants called back. Wild African elephants address each other with name-like calls, a rare ability among ...
Elephants have names for each other like people do, new study shows, ScienceDaily - Mon 10 Jun 24Elephants have names for each other like people do, new study shows, Scienmag - Mon 10 Jun 24
Softbank is developing an AI for phone calls that will make you sound less angry if you yell at customer service
Techspot - Thu 13 Jun 24Japanese investment giant SoftBank is developing an AI that aims to alter a caller's voice if they begin shouting at customer service or call center employees. The company plans to release the ...
Elephants use specific names to address each other
Earth.com - Wed 12 Jun 24 African elephants use names to call each other, study suggests, CNN - Mon 10 Jun 24Elephants may call each other by name, a rare trait in nature, National Geographic - Mon 10 Jun 24
Wild African Elephants Use Distinctive, Rumbling Sounds Akin to Individual Names, The Science Times - Tue 11 Jun 24
African elephants call each other unique names, new study shows , Voice of America - Mon 10 Jun 24
African Elephants Call Each Other By "Names", Just Like Humans Do, IFLScience - Mon 10 Jun 24
Elephants Talk To Each Other Using Names Like Humans Do, Study Finds, Newsweek - Mon 10 Jun 24
NZ Bird Offers Insights into Birdsong Evolution, Mirage News - Fri 14 Jun 24
African Elephants Use Human-Like Name Calls for Communication, Mirage News - Tue 11 Jun 24
Elephants Address Each Other by Name, Study Finds, Science Blog - Mon 10 Jun 24
Research Reveals Elephants Name Each Other Like Humans, Mirage News - Mon 10 Jun 24
African Elephants May Call Each Other by Name
Smithsonian Magazine - Wed 12 Jun 24In a new study, a computer model was able to identify the recipient of an elephant's call more than a quarter of the time, which scientists say is significantly greater than chance
Elephants may refer to each other by name
Ars Technica - Tue 11 Jun 24Enlarge (credit: Buena Vista Images) Lots of animals communicate with each other, from tiny mice to enormous whales. But none of those forms of communication share all but ...
Elephants call each other by name, just like people
ZME Science - Tue 11 Jun 24Elephants use unique, name-like calls to identify each other, demonstrating advanced cognitive abilities and social complexity akin to human communication.
Wild Elephants Invent Names For One Another in Surprise Sign of Abstract Thinking
ScienceAlert - Mon 10 Jun 24Who are you calling Dumbo?
Elephants Call Their Relatives by Name across the Savanna
Scientific American - Mon 10 Jun 24Female elephants address one another with individualized rumbles
Scientists observe ANOTHER human-like behavior among elephants
Daily Mail - Mon 10 Jun 24Elephants react to their names just like humans, new research shows. Recorded elephant calls found they responded to calls intended for them, showing they're capable of abstract thinking.
First nonhuman species found to use name-like sounds for each other, study says
CBSNews - Mon 17 Jun 24Videos show how African elephants may be the first nonhuman species to use vocal name-like identifiers for each other, suggesting "the capacity for some degree of symbolic thought," researchers ...
Death of Umi sparks concern over electric threat to Sumatran elephants
Mongabay.com - Wed 12 Jun 24TEBO, Indonesia — Electrified fences set up around farms are an emerging threat to the critically endangered Sumatran elephant, conservationists told Mongabay Indonesia following a series ...
Elephants Call Each Other By Name, Study Finds
International Business Times - Mon 10 Jun 24Elephants call out to each other using individual names that they invent for their fellow pachyderms, a study said on Monday.
Tiny New Zealand bird delivers a lesson in birdsong evolution
Scienmag - Fri 14 Jun 24Credit: Photo by Ines G. Moran Parrots, songbirds, and hummingbirds can learn to make new sounds. No-one knew, but New Zealand’s smallest bird, the rifleman or titipounamu, ...
Tiny New Zealand bird delivers a lesson in birdsong evolution, Eurekalert - Fri 14 Jun 24Study: African Elephants Address Each Other With Name-Like Calls
Sci.News - Tue 11 Jun 24Scientists used machine learning to confirm that calls of African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) contained a name-like component identifying the intended recipient. The post Study: ...
Study shows elephants might call each other by name
The Hindu - Tue 11 Jun 24Could it be that elephants address each other by the equivalent of a name? A new study involving wild African savannah elephants in Kenya lends support to this idea
How Meerkats Communicate: Decoding the Sounds of Survival
SciTechDaily - Fri 7 Jun 24Meerkats use two distinct types of vocal interactions to maintain communication with their group mates. Sometimes their calls simply convey information, while other times, meerkats...