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Elephants Have Names for Each Other, Study Finds

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Researchers analyzed hundreds of elephant calls recorded over more than a year in Kenya .

Using machine learning, they identified the specific sounds that elephants made when calling each other.

The use of names is rare in the animal kingdom, and it typically works by imitation.

Findings suggest elephants may be capable of abstract thought and could possess a vocabulary.

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92

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95

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62

Article tone

informal

Language

English

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53

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long-living

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