After 50 years, the dialects of male northern elephant seals has changed. After nearly going extinct more than a century ago, populations of northern elephant seals have not only thrived, their ...

A fascinating new insight into elephant communication has been uncovered, with researchers finding that a group of males will harmonize a rumbling sound, from one to the next, to signal that it's time ...

In 1969, UC Santa Cruz biologist Burney Le Boeuf, a pioneer in the field of marine mammal behavior, published an article in Science reporting the first evidence of dialects in mammals other than ...

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Male elephants use infrasonic rumbles to signal group departures, revealing complex vocal coordination and strong social bonds. The bull elephants gather in the evening coolness to drink. After a ...

Elephants, for instance, primarily draw upon sound and smell cues to converse with peers— elephants’ brain areas associated ...

Animal conservationists often move elephants between herds to improve biodiversity and group health, but what if the elephants don't speak the same language? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

The bull elephants gather in the evening coolness to drink. After a spell, a senior male lifts his head and turns from the waterhole. With ears flapping gently, he lets out a deep, resonant rumble.