
- Elephants can distinguish a warlike tribe from a more peaceable people by listening to their voices
- African elephants in the Amboseli National Park in Kenya can tell the difference between two languages used by the Massai and Kamba tribes
- They use voice and language to help them work out which humans pose a threat to them so they can choose whether to attack or not
An elephant never forgets…a voice.
A study found the gentle giants can distinguish a warlike tribe from a more peaceable people, simply by listening to recordings of their voices.
Not only could the African elephants tell the two languages apart, they could also work out if the speaker was a man or a woman and an adult or a child.
FROM GRIEVING TO SNEAKING: THE INTELLIGENCE OF ELEPHANTS

Elephants grieve like humans and are believed to suffer from post traumatic stress
Grieving: Elephants grieve like…
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Through speciecism, humankind systematically underestimates and denies the emotional lives of non-human animals. So much to learn and be humble about. Wonderful creatures, this comes as no surprise.
The book “When Elephants Weep”, by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, tells of the emotional lives of elephants:
http://www.jeffreymasson.com/books/when-elephants-weep.html
You are completely right, Carmen. We never give enough credit to any of these sentient beings. I have added Jeffrey Masson’s book to my wish list on Amazon. Thank you so much for drawing my attention to it. You are an absolute fount of wonderful information, my friend. ♥
Ah, he is a wonderful, compassionate author. While many will keep living in denial, kind and generous spirits like yours will appreciate this book and what lies behind. ♥
Something for my “sweet” tooth, missy! Thank you, Natalie 🙂
I loved this, too, Natalie. They really are amazing creatures. 🙂
My husband just told me about this! Amazing!!! Did you see the video of the hippos rescuing the gnu from the crocodile? Amazing too~
Aren’t they just astonishing, Cindy. 🙂 Thank you so much. I hadn’t seen the rescue, but I have now. I am going to post the video and mention you. Hugs, Amelia