Scientists studying wild elephant confrontations discovered something unexpected: these animals don't just brawl or back down when competing for resources. The way they negotiate conflict reveals a ...

Elephants are known for deep calls, strong family bonds, and remarkable memories. But some of their most important conversations may happen without a sound.

We wave, we hug, we shake hands, or we just say, hey. Turns out we're not the only mammals that do this. So do elephants. (SOUNDBITE OF ELEPHANTS RUMBLING) KURTZLEBEN: That is a recording of two ...

How Elephants Communicate Using Sound: Elephants are highly intelligent and socially complex mammals that use sound as one of their primary communication methods. Their communication system includes a ...

When scientists study elephant communications, they often focus on females, and for seemingly good reason: Previous research had found that only females were socially integrated enough for individual ...

Doma (male) and Kariba (female) greeting. Source: Vesta Eleuteri, used with permission. Like other species that live in multi-level societies, African savannah elephants regularly separate and reunite ...

An elephant family reunites on the African savanna. Several elephants face each other or stand side by side, emitting low ...