A new study on African savannah elephants reveals that they use gestures, vocal cues, and even feces to greet each other, showing a complex understanding of social communication. Researchers are gaining insights into the intricate ways elephants interact and how these greetings reflect their relationships.
Elephant greetings are surprisingly intricate. That’s what scientists found out after studying nine elephants and their ‘howdies’ in a nature reserve in Zimbabwe. https://t.co/hIgAV77kxQ
A study on African savannah elephants provides new insight into the visual, acoustic and tactile gestures the animals employ in greetings 🐘https://t.co/2KoCrKh0Fq https://t.co/xM80sc7v05
Like humans, elephant greetings appear to be a complex affair. A new study on African savannah elephants provides insight into the gestures the animals employ in greetings https://t.co/2KoCrKhyuY https://t.co/km9d6k91FR
People greet each other in a variety of ways. For elephants, greetings appear to be a similarly complex affair. New study provides new insight into the visual, acoustic and tactile gestures elephants employ in greetings. https://t.co/4BMn9bio3l
For elephants, like people, greetings are a complicated affair https://t.co/V52medj21A https://t.co/hnpXHwxNWP
"Mom, come on inside! There are just too many folks out here." What a delightful sight! A bashful baby elephant scurries away, clearly not up for all this fuss! https://t.co/Ohme9AE0ak
Researchers are learning more about how elephants greet each other, and how relationships among the social species could impact that communication. https://t.co/JlB878Rx56
Elephants use feces to say hello https://t.co/UfmZZC5KJ0
Elephants use #gestures and vocal cues when greeting each other, study reports @CommsBio https://t.co/6y4kW8xcty
A new study published Thursday in Communications Biology studies greetings in nine semi-captive African elephants, and concludes that they evince awareness of the other's state of mind / @ruthschuster https://t.co/jXtq8BSolx