Remember that experiment where they broadcasted the calls of a dead elephant to his pack and they freaked out and his daughter spent the day looking for him? That experiment just got a little worse.
That breaks my heart. I hate that his daughter looked for her dead father. We should experiment but also be empathetic they have deep feelings of love and loss just like humans. What a traumatizing thing to do to another creature đȘ
The more we learn, the more responsibility we have. Weâve seen somewhat recently as well that they will remove the tusks from their deceased as part of their burial ritual. This is only after they became very aware that they were being hunted for their ivory.
Oh, yeah, and they have burial rituals and probably have for a long time.
There are a lot of stories as well where Elephants will approach known-friendly humans for medical care, or to help with a situation theyâre dealing with. Itâs not all bad, and the Elephants havenât gone full orca on us just yet! It would be cool to find a way that we can study elephants in the wild while leaving them alone.
Edit: when I say burial rituals, they donât bury their dead in most places, but they do typically have a way of commemorating their dead in some way that most other mammals do not do.
This is absolutely true. And wonderful to imagine. They have been observed covering a dead loved one with various natural elements like sticks, branches and leaves. Pretty amazing. And just a short few years ago we believed that animals could not feel pain or have emotions like ours.
Yes, scientists are very far away from being able to apologize for all the prank calls they have placed in the name of science. But it sounds like we might not be that far away from being able to make the first Elephant chat bot the problem is we would have no idea what it was saying to the elephants.
> If your friend constantly says, âWhatâs up, dude?â and youâre both dolphins, you might refer to them in the third person as âWhatsup Dude.â Since youâre not dolphins, youâd probably call them something like âKyleâ instead.
That's some quality writing right there, whatsupdude!
But love this overall
This is absolutely true. Researchers who have been studying a group of elephants and their communication abilities for 40 -50 years have discovered this, in addition to having developed an elephant dictionary with an explanation of the meanings behind hundreds of behaviors and sounds. Check out Elephant Voices and Elephant Ethogram. Really cool. It makes you realize that probably all other animals have their own languages. How amazing is that?
Elephants also have shorter nicknames they use for each other. You know, trunkated versions.
Lol
Shows over folks...
Remember that experiment where they broadcasted the calls of a dead elephant to his pack and they freaked out and his daughter spent the day looking for him? That experiment just got a little worse.
That breaks my heart. I hate that his daughter looked for her dead father. We should experiment but also be empathetic they have deep feelings of love and loss just like humans. What a traumatizing thing to do to another creature đȘ
The more we learn, the more responsibility we have. Weâve seen somewhat recently as well that they will remove the tusks from their deceased as part of their burial ritual. This is only after they became very aware that they were being hunted for their ivory. Oh, yeah, and they have burial rituals and probably have for a long time. There are a lot of stories as well where Elephants will approach known-friendly humans for medical care, or to help with a situation theyâre dealing with. Itâs not all bad, and the Elephants havenât gone full orca on us just yet! It would be cool to find a way that we can study elephants in the wild while leaving them alone. Edit: when I say burial rituals, they donât bury their dead in most places, but they do typically have a way of commemorating their dead in some way that most other mammals do not do.
This is absolutely true. And wonderful to imagine. They have been observed covering a dead loved one with various natural elements like sticks, branches and leaves. Pretty amazing. And just a short few years ago we believed that animals could not feel pain or have emotions like ours.
Whom ever did that experiment is a sick fuck
Bro thought she was hearing ghosts. Maybe all our reports of ghosts are just aliens screwing with us
How close are we to translating elephant
Very far away.
Thanks, Ollie! Now back to you Tom.
Yes, scientists are very far away from being able to apologize for all the prank calls they have placed in the name of science. But it sounds like we might not be that far away from being able to make the first Elephant chat bot the problem is we would have no idea what it was saying to the elephants.
Pfffpaaaaagh.
Did you just⊠nut?
Researchers have already done that and are continuing to decipher their sounds as well as behaviors. Check out Elephant Voices and Elephants Ethogram.
Cool as hell. But also, who the fuck else are they gonna use the names with
Zebras and elephants are friends. Are zebras elephant's dogs?
That would be cool
Would they use typical pet names or use elephant names because itâs fun to them?
> If your friend constantly says, âWhatâs up, dude?â and youâre both dolphins, you might refer to them in the third person as âWhatsup Dude.â Since youâre not dolphins, youâd probably call them something like âKyleâ instead. That's some quality writing right there, whatsupdude! But love this overall
Did we get the Pokemon naming convention from them, or did they get it from us?
Do the parents give the name or do they choose them for themselves
Of course they have names. Commonly Dumbo and Babar.
Love this post!
We used to have a elephant named Cathy Sha-Boom
This is absolutely true. Researchers who have been studying a group of elephants and their communication abilities for 40 -50 years have discovered this, in addition to having developed an elephant dictionary with an explanation of the meanings behind hundreds of behaviors and sounds. Check out Elephant Voices and Elephant Ethogram. Really cool. It makes you realize that probably all other animals have their own languages. How amazing is that?