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Science
Matthew Rozsa

SHOCKING: Elephant rumbles can be signs of bonding - What They Never Told You

When scientists study elephant communications, they often focus on females, and for seemingly good reason: Previous research had found that only females were socially integrated enough for individual members to engage in complex communication.

A new study in the journal PeerJ demolished that assumption, however, and in the process revealed to scientists that elephants in general are far more intelligent than previously believed.

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