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From: Grainne	3/24/2005 2:24:56 PM
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Elephants learn by sound mimicry Elephants learn some of their calls through imitation, scientists report in this week's Nature magazine. They are the only land mammal, other than primates, that can undeniably copy sounds, the researchers claim. The discovery was made when an orphan elephant called Mlaika, who lived near a road, was observed to make a series of convincing truck sounds. Under normal circumstances, vocal imitation is probably used to cement bonds between elephants, they added. "Elephants may be using their learning abilities to develop vocalisations similar to group members," said lead author Joyce Poole, of the Amboseli Elephant Research Project, Kenya. Social bonds Vocal imitation has already been observed in birds and marine mammals as well as primates. Dr Poole believes it evolved to help maintain bonds between individuals in a socially fluid environment. news.bbc.co.uk

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