WASHINGTON — African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

What'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 names and ...

“Although we know that wild parrots and some other animals have vocal signatures and can even use them to direct ...

Wild African elephants address each other with name-like calls, a rare ability among nonhuman animals, according to a new study. Researchers used machine learning to confirm that elephant calls ...

When wild African elephants call out, they might identify each other by name, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution. While some other animals possess ...

Research on the rumbles of wild elephants suggest that these animals address each other with unique, name-like vocalizations. (Story aired on All Things Considered on June 10, 2024.) Some wild African ...