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[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Videos shared by researchers show how the elephants respond to call recordings addressed to them. In one, an elephant named Margaret appears to almost immediately perk up to a rumble recording addressed to her.

It's amazing to me that elephants use, among I would assume others, the name Margaret.

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Well it translates to Margaret

[–] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

among I would assume others

I like how this comment aknowledges the possibility that all elephants call each-other Margaret.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh hey, remember how terrible we are to animals?

Imagine some jackass coming up and blasting your bestie with a .45-70. RIP, Bob.

[–] Glowstick@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We don't have to imagine it, humans are often just as awful to other humans

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right, I forgot about the children huddling in a hospital in Gaza as bombs drop around them...

Humans were a mistake.

[–] PRUSSIA_x86@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I appreciate the social awareness, but can we just have a nice thread about elephants for once

[–] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

I hope if we ever bridge the species communication gap, an elephant ironically names their child Dumbo.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 12 points 1 year ago

Jesus, CBS, just say they have names.

[–] andrade@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

As far as we know we could have a lot in common with elephants.

"Donatella, Margaret, quick, call the forest rangers. I just saw an African elephant standing by the lake!" – Karen, the gray

[–] JayTreeman@fedia.io 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Art, check Funerals, check (also implies religion) Names, check

At this point how are they different from us. Besides the looks

Edit: implies doesn't mean prove. Funerals is one thing, but graveyards are a little different

[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Funerals, check (also implies religion)

Or respect for each other. Don't need religion for funerals.

[–] PancakeTrebuchet@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To be fair, it's entirely possible elephants have created a deity of sorts. We'd have zero way of knowing.

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Funerals don't imply religion. Religionists like to pretend that it's the only reason people care about each other. But that's silly, isn't it?

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

The true single reason people care about each other is money, of course /s