Elephants and Their Unique Names

Elephants use a code system instead of individual calls.

Elephants imitate the signature call of the addressee, but only after training.

Elephants use a combination of calls and gestures, whereas dolphins and parrots only use vocalizations.

Dolphins and parrots can only assign names to those within their immediate family.

Unlike dolphins and parrots, elephants create unique calls specifically for each other instead of imitating each other's calls. (correct)

She observed elephants learning from their mothers to assign specific names to each other.

She noticed elephants using a code system, where specific calls had predefined meanings.

She observed elephants using a combination of calls and gestures to communicate, and she was intrigued by the complexity of their system.

She noticed that elephants would only respond to calls from members of their immediate family.

She noticed elephants reacting differently to specific calls, ignoring some while responding to others. (correct)

They were unfamiliar with the new elephant being introduced to the group.

They were afraid of the elephant who was calling out to the other.

They were likely already familiar with the elephant being called out, and thus didn't need to respond. (correct)

They were not interested in the call, as it was not relevant to their immediate needs.

They were likely deaf or had hearing difficulties.

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