#animalbehaviour — Public Fediverse posts

On Thursday I watched this tarāpunga (NZ Red-billed Gull) on the edge of the ocean repeatedly doing a slow shuffle dance in the wet sand. It would shuffle its feet to make a wet puddle then stop and eat whatever little invertebrates rose to the surface. Then it would do its dance steps again.

Definitely full marks for style and smarts.

https://flic.kr/p/2stT4kF

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/389180275

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Costa Rica scientists placed an AI touchscreen in a wild forest; 16 capuchin monkeys used it for banana rewards and some learned to kiss the screen

It is a known fact that humans have evolved from their ape ancestors. From crawling to walking we…
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Costa Rica scientists placed an AI touchscreen in a wild forest; 16 capuchin monkeys used it for banana rewards and some learned to kiss the screen

It is a known fact that humans have evolved from their ape ancestors. From crawling to walking we…
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/618546/ Costa Rica scientists placed an AI touchscreen in a wild forest; 16 capuchin monkeys used it for banana rewards and some learned to kiss the screen #AIExperiment #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalEvolution #CapuchinMonkeys #CapuchinAI #CostaRica #Éire #FransDeWaal #IE #Ireland #Science #TabogaForestReserve #Wildlife

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TNC Vidya, Athira TK & Ankana Sanyal share insights from the Kabini Elephant Project and explore elephant social behaviour through the lens of socioecological theory.

📺 Replay now on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

#AsianElephants #AnimalBehaviour #Socioecology

🎬 MISSED THE SEMINAR? Watch the replay! 🐘

TNC Vidya, Athira TK & Ankana Sanyal share insights from the Kabini Elephant Project and explore elephant social behaviour through the lens of socioecological theory.

📺 Replay now on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

#AsianElephants #AnimalBehaviour #Socioecology

🎬 MISSED THE SEMINAR? Watch the replay! 🐘

TNC Vidya, Athira TK & Ankana Sanyal share insights from the Kabini Elephant Project and explore elephant social behaviour through the lens of socioecological theory.

📺 Replay now on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

#AsianElephants #AnimalBehaviour #Socioecology

🎬 MISSED THE SEMINAR? Watch the replay! 🐘

TNC Vidya, Athira TK & Ankana Sanyal share insights from the Kabini Elephant Project and explore elephant social behaviour through the lens of socioecological theory.

📺 Replay now on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

#AsianElephants #AnimalBehaviour #Socioecology

📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2025 – Today’s the day! 🐘

Join us Today 24 June at 10am GMT for our second seminar of the year!

🎙️ TNC Vidya, with Athira TK & Ankana Sanyal
💬 Understanding Asian elephant socioecology from long-term monitoring in southern India
📍 Live on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

✅ Free & open to all!
#AsianElephants #Socioecology #animalbehaviour

📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2025 – Today’s the day! 🐘

Join us Today 24 June at 10am GMT for our second seminar of the year!

🎙️ TNC Vidya, with Athira TK & Ankana Sanyal
💬 Understanding Asian elephant socioecology from long-term monitoring in southern India
📍 Live on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

✅ Free & open to all!
#AsianElephants #Socioecology #animalbehaviour

📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2025 – Today’s the day! 🐘

Join us Today 24 June at 10am GMT for our second seminar of the year!

🎙️ TNC Vidya, with Athira TK & Ankana Sanyal
💬 Understanding Asian elephant socioecology from long-term monitoring in southern India
📍 Live on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

✅ Free & open to all!
#AsianElephants #Socioecology #animalbehaviour

📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2025 – Today’s the day! 🐘

Join us Today 24 June at 10am GMT for our second seminar of the year!

🎙️ TNC Vidya, with Athira TK & Ankana Sanyal
💬 Understanding Asian elephant socioecology from long-term monitoring in southern India
📍 Live on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

✅ Free & open to all!
#AsianElephants #Socioecology #animalbehaviour

📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2025 📣

Only one week to go before our next seminar! 🐘
🎥 Curious about how ecology shapes animal societies?
Join Dr. TNC Vidya and PhD students Athira TK & Ankana Sanyal as they share insights from the Kabini Elephant Project, where hundreds of Asian elephants have been monitored in southern India.

📆 Tuesday 24 June 2025 – 10am GMT
📍 Live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

💡 Free & open to all – no registration needed!
#AsianElephants #Socioecology #AnimalBehaviour

📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2025 📣

Only one week to go before our next seminar! 🐘
🎥 Curious about how ecology shapes animal societies?
Join Dr. TNC Vidya and PhD students Athira TK & Ankana Sanyal as they share insights from the Kabini Elephant Project, where hundreds of Asian elephants have been monitored in southern India.

📆 Tuesday 24 June 2025 – 10am GMT
📍 Live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

💡 Free & open to all – no registration needed!
#AsianElephants #Socioecology #AnimalBehaviour

📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2025 📣

Only one week to go before our next seminar! 🐘
🎥 Curious about how ecology shapes animal societies?
Join Dr. TNC Vidya and PhD students Athira TK & Ankana Sanyal as they share insights from the Kabini Elephant Project, where hundreds of Asian elephants have been monitored in southern India.

📆 Tuesday 24 June 2025 – 10am GMT
📍 Live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

💡 Free & open to all – no registration needed!
#AsianElephants #Socioecology #AnimalBehaviour

📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2025 📣

Only one week to go before our next seminar! 🐘
🎥 Curious about how ecology shapes animal societies?
Join Dr. TNC Vidya and PhD students Athira TK & Ankana Sanyal as they share insights from the Kabini Elephant Project, where hundreds of Asian elephants have been monitored in southern India.

📆 Tuesday 24 June 2025 – 10am GMT
📍 Live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

💡 Free & open to all – no registration needed!
#AsianElephants #Socioecology #AnimalBehaviour

📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2025 📣
Our next seminar is coming up!

📆 Tuesday 24th June 2025 at 10am GMT on our YouTube channel:
Dr. TNC Vidya, accompanied by Athira TK and Ankana Sanyal, will present “Understanding Asian elephant socioecology from long-term monitoring in southern India” 🐘

📺LINK HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

As always, the event is free and open to all — no registration needed!
#AsianElephants #AnimalBehaviour #Socioecology

📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2025 📣
Our next seminar is coming up!

📆 Tuesday 24th June 2025 at 10am GMT on our YouTube channel:
Dr. TNC Vidya, accompanied by Athira TK and Ankana Sanyal, will present “Understanding Asian elephant socioecology from long-term monitoring in southern India” 🐘

📺LINK HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

As always, the event is free and open to all — no registration needed!
#AsianElephants #AnimalBehaviour #Socioecology

📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2025 📣
Our next seminar is coming up!

📆 Tuesday 24th June 2025 at 10am GMT on our YouTube channel:
Dr. TNC Vidya, accompanied by Athira TK and Ankana Sanyal, will present “Understanding Asian elephant socioecology from long-term monitoring in southern India” 🐘

📺LINK HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

As always, the event is free and open to all — no registration needed!
#AsianElephants #AnimalBehaviour #Socioecology

📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2025 📣
Our next seminar is coming up!

📆 Tuesday 24th June 2025 at 10am GMT on our YouTube channel:
Dr. TNC Vidya, accompanied by Athira TK and Ankana Sanyal, will present “Understanding Asian elephant socioecology from long-term monitoring in southern India” 🐘

📺LINK HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdDenqkQSU

As always, the event is free and open to all — no registration needed!
#AsianElephants #AnimalBehaviour #Socioecology

African Savannah Elephants Use ‘Names’ to Communicate

New research reveals that African savannah #elephants use unique, ‘names’ to call one another, showcasing their incredible intelligence and deep social bonds. Unlike other animals, these majestic creatures communicate with non-imitative calls, highlighting their advanced cognitive abilities. This discovery opens new doors to understanding the evolution of language and cognition in animals. Dive into the fascinating world of elephant communication! 🐘🌍✨ They face many threats to their survival, help them to survive when you #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife

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In a groundbreaking 2024 study, researchers have discovered that African savannah elephants Loxodonta africana communicate with each other using unique name-like calls, similar to how humans use personal names. This discovery, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, places elephants among a rare group of animals known to use individual-specific vocalisations.

The Study and Its Findings

A team of international researchers employed artificial intelligence to analyse 469 rumbles—deep, low-frequency sounds—made by two herds of wild elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park and Samburu National Reserve between 1986 and 2022. The AI model successfully identified the intended recipient of these calls 27.5% of the time, a rate significantly higher than random chance. This finding suggests that the elephants’ calls contain individual-specific information akin to names.

The study also involved playback experiments where recordings of these rumbles were played to the elephants. The subjects responded more rapidly and vocally to calls originally addressed to them compared to those directed at other elephants. This indicates that elephants can recognise and respond to their own ‘names’ even when the call is out of context.

Implications for Animal Communication and Cognition

Unlike dolphins and parrots, who call to each other by mimicking their sounds, elephants use unique, non-imitative calls. This discovery is significant as it suggests that elephants have a capacity for abstract thought and complex social cognition. The ability to use arbitrary sounds to label individuals is a trait shared with humans, highlighting the advanced cognitive abilities of elephants. In a fascinating example of interspecies communication (unrelated to the study) an orphaned baby elephant named Tsavo responds to his keeper calling his name at Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya.

The findings also underscore the importance of social bonds among elephants. The need to call each other by name implies a sophisticated social structure and communication system. Understanding these communication patterns gives deeper insights into the evolution of language and cognition in both humans and animals.

Further Reading

• Pardo, M. A., Fristrup, K., Lolchuragi, D. S., Poole, J. H., Granli, P., Moss, C., Douglas-Hamilton, I., & Wittemyer, G. (2024). African elephants address one another with individually specific name-like calls. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02420-w
• Agence France-Presse. (2024, June 11). Elephants call each other by name, study finds. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/10/elephant-names-study-ai
• Perfetto, I. (2024, June 11). Elephants talk to each other using name-like calls! Cosmos Magazine. https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/animals/hello-elephants-talk-to-each-other-using-name-like-calls/
• Pardo, M. (2024, June 12). African elephants address one another with name-like calls − similar to humans. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/african-elephants-address-one-another-with-name-like-calls-similar-to-humans-232096

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