Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elephants are known for their intelligence, strong social bonds, and good memories (Getty/iStock) Most of the research on elephant ...

African elephants (Loxodonta Africana) live in the savannas, rainforests, woodlands, and scrub forests of central and southern Africa. In these wide-open landscapes, long-distance communication is a ...

We wave, we hug, we shake hands, or we just say, hey. Turns out we're not the only mammals that do this. So do elephants. (SOUNDBITE OF ELEPHANTS RUMBLING) KURTZLEBEN: That is a recording of two ...

Researchers have used machine learning techniques, the fundamental technology powering artificial intelligence, to analyze hundreds of wild elephants that were captured between 1986 and 2022. The team ...

Elephants are known for their intelligence, strong social bonds, and good memories. But do they communicate to show real intention? A new study suggests they do. The research showed that elephants ...

A point, a wave, a thumbs-up, or a nod of the head. Human communication is filled with nonverbal cues and gestures. Now, scientists have recorded semi-captive elephants intentionally adopting ...

Elephant communication may more complex than we previously thought. That's because new evidence suggests that elephants likely have unique names for each other, which they use when addressing specific ...

Doma (male) and Kariba (female) greeting. Source: Vesta Eleuteri, used with permission. Like other species that live in multi-level societies, African savannah elephants regularly separate and reunite ...

A fascinating new insight into elephant communication has been uncovered, with researchers finding that a group of males will harmonize a rumbling sound, from one to the next, to signal that it's time ...