An unprecedented discovery
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It is possible for each member of a pack to have its own name.
The new study used an algorithm artificial intelligence who analyzed the calls of two wild herds in Kenya. He discovery “It not only shows that elephants use vocalizations specific to each individual, but that they recognize and react to a call directed at them while ignoring those directed at others,” explained the study’s lead author, Michael Pardo.
This algorithm was able to identify 469 different calls, which included 101 elephants calling others and 117 being called. Some of these sounds were very loud and reminiscent of the classic sounds we associate with elephants, and others were so serious that they could not be heard by humans.
The data was collected between 1986 and 2022. Another detail that is discovered was that the names were generally used to call the elephants that are far away, and when adults called elephants younger. This could be because the ability to generate names is very complex and young people do not master it.
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The discovery indicates that adult elephants are more likely to use names than young ones.
One of the tests that scientists they did was make him listen to a elephant their “name” and observe their reaction. When the call was the right one, he responded positively and with energy, something that was not repeated when the name of another animal was used.
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The ability to create names indicates that elephants They are capable of abstract thought, something that brings them closer to humans.
