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University of Vienna: Asian elephants do more than just trumpet- they buzz their lips to squeak

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Communication is crucial for elephants that live in complex multi-tiered social systems. Apart from their iconic trumpets uttered through the trunk, Asian elephants also produce species-specific squeaks by buzzing their lips. This demonstrates once again the elephant’s flexibility in sound production. These results are presented in a publication in “BMC Biology” by behavioural biologist Veronika […]