- 1. ElephantVoices publications: Poole et al. 2005. Elephants are capable of vocal learning.
- (Phoca Download / Poole et al. 2005. Elephants are capable of vocal learning.)
- Poole et al. 2005. Elephants are capable of vocal learning.: Poole, J.H., P. L. Tyack, A. S. Stoeger-Horwath & S. Watwood. 2005. Elephants are capable of vocal learning. Nature, 434: 455-456.
- 2. Whistle
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- After the publication in 2005 of the paper by Poole and colleagues entitled, Elephants are capable of vocal learning, several people contacted us to say that they had observed similar vocal imitation behavior. ...
- 3. Truck-like
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- In an article entitled, Elephants are capable of vocal learning, published in the journal, Nature, in 2005, Poole and her colleagues reported the imitations of truck sounds by a ten-year-old adolescent ...
- 4. Human speech
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- Elephant are capable of vocal learning, as we know from our own reseach. (Click to download Poole et al. 2005. Elephants are capable of vocal learning, .pdf 296kb). In 2010 we received an email from Kwang-Seog ...
- 5. Chirp
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- Chirping sounds are a typical vocalization of Asian elephants, though not of African elephants. In a 2005 paper entitled, Elephants are capable of vocal learning, published in the journal, Nature, Poole ...
- 6. Great interest in Nature Feature; Elephants are capable of vocal learning
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- The featured Nature article Elephants are capable of vocal learning. (289.43 kB) has created huge media interest. Journalists from all over the world have been in contact with ElephantVoices' Joyce Poole ...
- 7. How British soldiers are protecting endangered elephants from vile extremist poachers - Express.co.uk
- (Recent links Ivory and Poaching Feeds)
- In an Africa-wide crisis, extremists allied to Boko Haram and Al Shabaab are hunting the animals using AK47s, even killing baby elephants with tusks only an inch long. Their hauls are worth as much as ...
- 8. Elephants are extraordinary - references
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- Bates, L.A., Sayialel, C.N, Njiraini, N.W, Poole, J.H., Moss, C.J. & Byrne, R.W. 2007. African elephants have expectations about locations of out-of-sight family members. Biology Letters: doi: 1098/rsbl.2007.0529, ...
- 9. Elephants are intelligent - references
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- Bates, L.A., Sayialel, C.N, Njiraini, N.W, Poole, J.H., Moss, C.J. & Byrne, R.W. 2007. African elephants have expectations about locations of out-of-sight family members. Biology Letters: doi: 1098/rsbl.2007.0529, ...
- 10. Do elephants learn various vocalizations from their families or are they intrinsically known?
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- Young elephants appear to be born with a pre-wired ability to produce certain calls such as crying out in distress. Yet, we know that elephants are capable of vocal imitation and we ...
- 11. Elephants are intelligent
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- Elephants are among the most intelligent, socially intricate and emotionally complex non-human species - or so holds conventional wisdom. This generally held conviction is based on legend as well as ...
- 12. Elephants are long-lived
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- Elephants are slow-growing, long-lived mammals, surviving up to 70 years in the wild. The length of an individual's life, or its longevity, and reproductive success go hand in hand. Older females are ...
- 13. Elephants prove capable of vocal learning (Press release from Nature)
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- Elephants are capable of vocal learning and mimicry, according to a Brief Communication in this week's Nature. An ability shown by bats, birds, primates and marine mammals, vocal imitation is thought to ...
- 14. Elephants Need Protecting. Lifting The Ivory Ban Is No Solution - HuffPost UK
- (Recent links Ivory and Poaching Feeds)
- ... evidence of its damaging impacts, some countries continue to promote trade in products from endangered species as some kind of solution to the crisis. They are wrong to do so.African elephants feature ...
- 15. The Gorongosa Elephants
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- The behavior of the Gorongosa elephants is strongly influenced by their fear of people, which was shaped by their experiences during Mozambique's civil conflict. Apprehension also has an impact on their ...
- 16. Sanctuary for Elephants - Overall Principles
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- INTRODUCTION Elephants have been held in captivity for various purposes for thousands of years. They are seen by many as a natural resource to be exploited to meet human needs. Elephants are put to work ...
- 17. Elephants learn from others - references
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- Lee, P.C. 1987. Allomothering among African elephants. Anim Behav. 35:278-91. Lee, P.C. 1986. Early social development among African elephant calves. National Geographic Research 2, 388-401. Lee, P.C. ...
- 18. Echo of the Elephants
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- ... and world renown elephant. Echo was the capable leader of her family for at least 36 years. Echo and her family have been at the core of many discoveries about the nature of elephants as well as the ...
- 19. Discovering elephants ability to imitate sounds
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- ... the four of us teamed up and wrote a paper for Nature documenting vocal learning in elephants. (Poole et al. 2005. Elephants are capable of vocal learning. (289.43 kB)) Elephants are highly social and ...
- 20. Elephants learn from others
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- The cohesive structure of the family serves as a defense against predators as well as providing a social environment in which young elephants can mature and learn. Young elephants learn normal behavior ...