DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane ELEPHANTS: THE 1ST NON-HUMAN SPECIES TO CALL EACH OTHER BY NAME Source: Kenya Elephants Stock New research on Kenyan elephants suggest that they call each other by specific names. Here's what we know: Using AI and advanced acoustic analysis of hundreds of elephant calls, researchers have identified individual, specific calls used by elephants to address one another This means that elephants are the first, non-human species scientifically demonstrated to call each other by name AI determined that elephants are using specific calls to contact and communicate with individual elephants Scientists found the elephants were not mimicking the receiver's vocalization as is the case with dolphins and parrots The study, which included scientists from Colorado State University, identified elephant "rumbles" or calls specific to individuals and found un