Fun Facts Friday: Elephant Communication Elephants communicate through spoken language, body language, smell, and vision. All forms of communication are important, but not all are universally understood by other elephants, even ones belonging to their individual species. Much like their native human counterparts in Asia and Africa, families of elephants have language specific to their extended family. Not all people living in India or Africa speak or understand the same language, even though the

As we know, elephant vocalization plays a key role in their survival in the wild. For this week’s EleFact, we look at a recent study that delved into the complex system of sounds they make, from low-frequency rumbles and roars to high-frequency chirps and squeaks. Much of the research on elephant communication comes from studying African elephants, but we don’t know as much about Asian elephants and their communication strategies, which differ in several ways. It’s important to understand the su