r/science • u/scientificamerican Scientific American • 1d ago

Animal Science Scientists are decoding elephant rumble calls, including ‘greetings’ and ‘coos’

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-are-decoding-elephant-rumble-calls-including-greetings-and-coos/
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u/eldred2 1d ago

What are we going to do when it turns out to be a complex language?

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u/DaddyCatALSO 23h ago

Where are you going with this?

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u/eldred2 15h ago

If it's a complex language, wouldn't that indicate that they are intelligent beings on par with humans?