Ever wondered what’s behind each elephant trumpet and rumble? Mickey Pardo, a postdoctoral researcher from Colorado State University in the US, with the help of STE’s David ‘Leaderboard’ Lolchuragi, has been ‘eavesdropping’ on elephant conversations in Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve, as part of his study on African elephant vocal communication. Other than humans, elephants are one of the few species of mammals that can learn how to produce new sounds. Decoding these vocalisations will not only give the world a rare glimpse into elephant society, but is also promising for conservation and management actions such as mitigating human-elephant conflict and reintroducing orphaned elephants back to the wild. Sadly Mickey’s work was disrupted by the Covid pandemic but we hope he’ll return to Samburu soon to continue his important research! Learn more in this film by Alfred Simcad/Save the Elephants. #research #study #communication #vocalcommunication #elephantbehaviour #elephants #samburu #northernkenya #coloradostateuniversity #savetheelephants ... See MoreSee Less

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