Elephants have an unusual ability to mimic and learn new sounds which scientists believe they use as a form of acoustic communication. Birds, bats, primates and marine mammals do it but Joyce Poole, ...
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Elephants may use 'names' to address each other, new research suggests. Scientists found that wild African savanna elephants use specific vocal calls, rather than imitation, to signal individuals.
Scientists say an Asian elephant at a South Korean zoo can imitate human speech, saying five Korean words that are readily understood by people who speak the language. The male elephant, named Koshik, ...