Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprint
African elephants address one another with individually specific calls
M. A. Pardo, K. Fristrup, D. S. Lolchuragi…·G. Wittemyer
The paper shows wild African elephants use individually specific calls to address conspecifics without imitating receivers' vocalizations, indicating a non-imitative name analog in non-human species.
DOI 10.1101/2023.08.25.554872