A new study on African savannah elephants reveals the complexity of their greetings, involving visual, acoustic, and tactile gestures. Scientists observed nine elephants in a nature reserve in Zimbabwe, noting differences in greetings between females and males.
New observations of nine African elephants reveal that females rumble and flap their ears more when greeting other females than when greeting males. Watch them greet one another in the wild: https://t.co/AdZ4un3362 @ScienceVisuals https://t.co/6P5e0I72tC
Is your friend even a friend if they don't greet you with the same level of enthusiasm as elephants? 🐘 https://t.co/YUnGxq8H8r
Chances are you greet some of your friends differently from others. And if they’re off in their own world when you pass by, you’ll find a way to get their attention. Elephants are no different. https://t.co/Oq5lfp6Kej
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
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