肯亞的草原象和人類一樣有自己的名字。 研究發現牠們一般會發出低頻的聲音來溝通,而且會用特定的聲音來標記彼此。研究人員記錄了 17 隻野生大象的隆隆聲,在播放了一些“名字”後,不同個體會朝著自己“名字”的聲音移動。
savannah elephants in Kenya have their own names like us. Researchers discovered the elephants label each other with specific vocal sounds in their communication. Elephants produce a low-frequency rumbles when communicate. Researchers record rumbles from a herd of 17 wild elephants, and played back some of the “names” and the individuals moved towards the sounds of their own “names”.
https://www.sciencealert.com/amazing-discovery-claims-elephants-have-specific-names-for-each-other