Researchers have attached microphones and GPS devices to elephants in a local zoo to help understand how they communicate. They discovered that along with the high pitches noises we hear, elephants also speak in a very low tone that the human ears cannot pick up.
They used this information to monitor the noises along with the motions the animal was making to help understand what it all means. They learned that pregnant elephants use these tones to let the herd know when they are about to give birth. This helps the herd to look out for preditors.
I found article to be rather interesting because I had no idea how elephants spoke to one another. I think it is very cool that they have their own little language that only they can understand.
I have heard that elephants belong between the smartest animals and that could also explain such a smart way how they communicate between each others. Very interesting!
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