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[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 25 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"Hey, Dipshit!"

"Waddaya want , Asshole?"

"Dickhead was looking for you over by the watering hole."

"Thanks Asshole!"

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[-] Bipta@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

Wow, they really are just like humans!

[-] Renacles@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 10 months ago

That's actually pretty nuts.

[-] kaiomai@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The new research was published in pre-print on bioRxiv and is waiting to clear peer review.

We wait to celebrate.

[-] CylonBunny@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I remember this being a known thing with dolphins too, but maybe that’s just one of those things you learn as a kid and trust forever

[-] cosmic_skillet@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago

From the second paragraph of the article:

These remarkable findings position elephants as the first non-human animals to use a form of address that doesn’t mimic the receiver’s call, a trait previously observed in dolphins and parrots.

It appears dolphins have a "signature whistle" that they produce and other dolphins use this like a name. Sort of like if you enter a big room and yell out "Wazzup" and then everyone starts calling you Wazzup.

Elephants appear to be different, seems like they will name other elephants. Sort of like you enter a big room, the other people notice you're short and everyone starts calling you Shorty.

this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2023
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