New research shows African elephants call each other and respond to individual names, something few wild animals do. The names are part of the elephants' low rumbles that can be heard over long distances across the savanna.
In this undated photo, an African elephant matriarch leads her calf away from danger in northern Kenya . A new study in Nature Ecology & Evolution demonstrates that elephants respond to individual names, one of the few animal species known to do so. In this undated photo, an African elephant family comforts a calf in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya .
“If you’re looking after a large family, you’ve got to be able to say, ‘Hey, Virginia, get over here!’” said Duke University ecologist Stuart Pimm, who was not involved in the study. The researchers followed the elephants in jeeps to observe who called out and who appeared to respond — for example, if a mother called to a calf, or a matriarch called to a straggler who later rejoined the family group.
“Just like humans, elephants use names, but probably don’t use names in the majority of utterances, so we wouldn’t expect 100%,” said study author and Cornell University biologist Mickey Pardo.
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