(Posted 23rd February 2026)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| The Economic Times (India), February 22, 2026 |
| If you call out your child’s name in a crowded park, you expect one small head to turn. Not every child. Just yours. That simple moment depends on something powerful: a name belongs to a specific person. New research suggests elephants may be doing something surprisingly similar. A 2024 peer-reviewed study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution found evidence that wild African savanna elephants use individually specific vocal calls that function much like names. |
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