Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elephants are known for their intelligence, strong social bonds, and good memories (Getty/iStock) Most of the research on elephant ...

Elephants used distinct gesture types to communicate that they want apples. Credit: Royal Society Open Science (2025) . DOI: 10.1098/rsos.242203 Humans have long mastered the art of expressing their ...

But whether elephants gesture intentionally to others to communicate goals in mind has not been systematically explored before. My colleagues and I study the cognition and communication of animals to ...

Using gestures is part of communication and language and can be found across the animal world, from fish to apes and birds. However, having more complex gestures is something that has really only been ...

Wild elephants have exhibited a rare ability among animals: communicating with others in their social circle using individual ‘names.’ The new research suggests that their human-like communication may ...

The front feet of an elephant. The bottom legs and feet are light gray and very wrinkly. Semi-circle shaped (with the arch at the top) white toenails are visible on the front of the elephant's feet.© ...

Doma (male) and Kariba (female) greeting. Source: Vesta Eleuteri, used with permission. Like other species that live in multi-level societies, African savannah elephants regularly separate and reunite ...

We wave, we hug, we shake hands, or we just say, hey. Turns out we're not the only mammals that do this. So do elephants. (SOUNDBITE OF ELEPHANTS RUMBLING) KURTZLEBEN: That is a recording of two ...

Elephants are known for their intelligence, strong social bonds, and good memories. But do they communicate to show real intention? A new study suggests they do. The research showed that elephants ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...