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How elephants communicate over miles without sound

In the vast African savanna, an elephant lifts its head, pauses for a moment and begins to walk. No call, no trumpet, not ...
New Atlas

Male elephants harmonize like a barbershop quartet to say "let's go"

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 ...
AOL

This One Sound Terrifies Elephants. Here’s How It Could Save Your Life.

There are many instances on social media showing people being chased by wild elephants. In one viral video, two men run down a road with an elephant in close pursuit. The men are running as fast as ...
Business Insider

How elephants 'hear' with their feet, and how you can do it, too

Elephants use their feet to sense vibrations in the ground. This is one of the ways that they "hear" the things happening around them. Humans and other animals actually have a similar sense. You might ...
IFLScience

Hear An Elephant Reunion Spark Sounds Even Keepers Had Not Heard Before

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...
Westword

African Elephants Address One Another With Name-Like Calls…Similar to Humans

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 ...
Twice

Talking to Elephants Exhibit at Biennale Architettura 2025 Illustrates Plan to Restore Elephants’ Migratory Routes in South Africa Using Infrasonic Sound

South Africa has an overpopulation of the African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana) within its large, fenced conservation areas. This leads to unnatural population control, including the use of ...