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fossilesque@mander.xyz to Animal behavior@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years ago

Elephants give each other names — the 1st non-human animals to do so, study claims

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Elephants give each other names — the 1st non-human animals to do so, study claims

www.livescience.com

fossilesque@mander.xyz to Animal behavior@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years ago
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Elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park appear to call to each other with individual names using low, complex "rumbles," a study has found.
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    1 year ago

    Did anyone check for apes? I think some of those definately have names. Whales?

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