User:Daniel Mietchen/Notebook/Vocal learning/Vocal learning in elephants
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*[[doi:10.1038/434455a|African elephants are capable of vocal learning]] (truck sounds and sounds of Asian elephants) | *[[doi:10.1038/434455a|African elephants are capable of vocal learning]] (truck sounds and sounds of Asian elephants) | ||
| - | *An Asian elephant mimicking speech sounds (press coverage [http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=1231 2006] | + | *An Asian elephant mimicking speech sounds ([[doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.022|2012 paper]], press coverage [http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=1231 2006], [http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=163812577 2010], [http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/us-science-talkingelephant-idUSBRE8A017620121101 2012]) |
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This is a sideline of my research, one in which I have a strong interest but for which I am currently lacking funds. So if you have an idea related to that, then drop me a line, and we'll see what comes out of that.
A few pointers:
- African elephants are capable of vocal learning (truck sounds and sounds of Asian elephants)
- An Asian elephant mimicking speech sounds (2012 paper, press coverage 2006, 2010, 2012)
