Most of the research on elephant communication is on their calls and chemical signals, likely because of their extraordinary hearing and smell. How elephants communicate with gestures is comparatively ...
But whether elephants gesture intentionally to others to communicate goals in mind has not been systematically explored before. My colleagues and I study the cognition and communication of animals to ...
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Elephants Use Dozens of Gestures to Ask for Apples and Scientists Say That’s No Accident
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 ...
A point, a wave, a thumbs-up, or a nod of the head. Human communication is filled with nonverbal cues and gestures. Now, scientists have recorded semi-captive elephants intentionally adopting ...
Vesta Eleuteri is affiliated to the University of Vienna and receives funding from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) under the grant "DK Cognition and Communication 2": W1262-B29 (10.55776/W1262). We ...
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