Wild African savannah elephants appear to do something remarkable during their frequent squabbles: they talk each other down ...

African savannah elephants use a variety of calls to communicate, and now machine learning has shown that they tune their ...

Elephants are known for their intelligence, strong social bonds, and good memories. But do they communicate to show real intention? A new study suggests they do. The research showed that elephants ...

By analyzing enormous amounts of recordings, AI systems can identify patterns in the sounds of dolphins, elephants and whales that would be difficult for humans to detect manually. But despite these ...

As animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly ...

Learn more about how elephants have been using non-verbal gestures to communicate with humans, the first of this complex method documented in non-primates. A point, a wave, a thumbs-up, or a nod of ...

Over the last decades, researchers who study animal behavior have succeeded in largely blurring the line between Homo sapiens and other animals. Like their human counterparts, animals feel emotions, ...

Indian law accords elephants the highest protection. But a contradiction allows the national heritage animal to be held in ...