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Elephants know how to speak human language
Animal world

Elephants know how to speak human language

It is a 20-year-old elephant named Kosik, who is being raised at Everland theme park in Yong In, South Korea. Now scientists are studying this strange elephant.

December 16, 2018
Bats also develop different forms of language
Animal world

Bats also develop different forms of language

Australian scientists say that not only do people have different voices but bat species also develop linguistic morphology depending on their whereabouts. This helps us…

December 16, 2018
Birds know the language of other species
Animal world

Birds know the language of other species

Australian scientists have conducted a series of experiments and concluded that birds can recognize the meaning of cries from different species.

December 16, 2018
Migratory birds learn
Animal world

Migratory birds learn

As with many tourists learning local words, migratory birds seem to learn and understand the common calls of unrelated birds they encounter on their journey.

December 16, 2018
Decoding language of the dog species
Animal world

Decoding language of the dog species

According to a new study, barking dogs are better able to communicate than we thought. A computer software that distinguishes dogs differently by barking, from which bar…

December 16, 2018
Learn bat language
Animal world

Learn bat language

According to US scientists, understanding the mechanism that bats use to communicate with each other by sound can help find new therapies to treat language disorders in…

December 16, 2018
The 'masters' communicate in the animal world
Animal world

The 'masters' communicate in the animal world

Detecting chimpanzees with the ability to 'chat' with hands can help the scientific community better understand the development of language. However, this is not the onl…

December 16, 2018
Animals speak human language
Animal world

Animals speak human language

Chimpanzees at Georgia State University (USA) have learned the language quite successfully. It may be:

December 16, 2018
Smart parrot
Animal world

Smart parrot

If 100 words are enough to make half the conversation in English, then N

December 16, 2018
Elephants have a very good memory?
Animal world

Elephants have a very good memory?

In the recent issue of the journal Science, Karen McComb, an animal language expert, and colleagues at the University of Sussex, suggest that elephants are animals.

December 16, 2018
Elephant imitating human language
Animal world

Elephant imitating human language

On September 7, employees at Everland Amusement Park in Yongin (South Korea) said Kosik, a 16-year-old Asian elephant settled here, could emit it.

December 16, 2018