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Study Finds Elephants Communicate Using Names, Just Like Humans


Elephants communicate using specific calls that function like names, indicating complex social behavior and advanced cognitive abilities. Wild African elephants address each other with name-like calls, a rare ability among nonhuman animals, according to new research published in Nature Ecology an

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