African Elephants Often Produce Choruses of Low-Pitched Rumbles. Now, Scientists Are Using A.I. to Decode the Joint Vocalizations

Researchers used machine learning to analyze hundreds of African elephant audio recordings from Kenya. The analysis showed that overlapping choruses convey shared information and show acoustic convergence during specific social activities. This provides biologists with evidence that collective calls carry distinct social signals beyond individual vocalizations.

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