Scientists have discovered that African elephants come up with unique names for each other and respond to them, the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution reports. Researchers believe that animals with complex social structures and family groups that frequently separate and then come together again may be more likely to use individual names.
Biologists used machine learning to analyze elephant calls recorded in Kenya’s Samburu and Amboseli national parks. This made it possible to identify patterns in the use of elephants’ names. Scientists concluded that elephants, like humans, use names, but not in most addresses.
Researchers played audio recordings to individual elephants. Hearing the sounds containing their name, the animals showed a more active response: they flapped their ears and raised their trunks. Elephants sometimes did not pay attention to vocalizations directed at others.
By the way, wild animals rarely give each other names. Among them are baby dolphins and parrots. Also, just like elephants, they have the ability to learn to make new and unique sounds throughout their lives.
Source: People Talk
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