- NEWS
Do elephants have names for each other?
![An adult female elephant leads two calves across the savannah.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/media.nature.com/w767/magazine-assets/d41586-024-00797-z/d41586-024-00797-z_27181300.jpg)
What’s in a name? The elephant humans have named ‘Desert Rose’ might respond more readily if her specific elephant rumble was used. Credit: George Wittemyer
Access options
Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals
Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription
$29.99 / 30 days
cancel any time
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Rent or buy this article
Prices vary by article type
from$1.95
to$39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00797-z
References
Pardo, M. A. et al. Nature Ecol. Evol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02420-w (2024).