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• Scientists studying African elephants at Kenya's Samburu National Reserve and Amboseli National Park have discovered that the pachyderms call to each other and respond to one another using individual names, the Associated Press reported.
The names are expressed in low rumbles that can be heard over long distances -- by elephants.
Many of the noises are low enough not to be heard by humans.
When scientists played recordings to individual elephants, they responded energetically to those that contained their names.
"Elephants are incredibly social, always talking and touching each other," said co-author George Wittemyer. "We just cracked open the door a bit to the elephant mind." [AP, 6/10/2024]