Elephants imitate each other when they produce deep rumbling sounds

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: New Scientist
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What happened

African savannah elephants use a variety of calls to communicate, and now machine learning has shown that they tune their deepest sounds to match those of other nearby elephants…

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  • Reported by New Scientist and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:00 UTC.

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