It turns out that humans might not be the only species that have individualized identifiers for each other. A new study found that African savanna elephants, an endangered species, have name-like ...

Elephants are renowned for their intelligence, memory, and strong social bonds. Recent research has unveiled another remarkable aspect of their behavior: intentional, goal-directed gesturing. A ...

In Southern Africa, people live alongside elephants, but not always peacefully. The growing reports of human-elephant conflict have triggered calls for elephant culls in some countries, like Zimbabwe.

The idea that animals have their own forms of language has been explored, shared, and expounded upon by scientists for hundreds of years. Even without much scientific knowledge, it’s hard to deny that ...