image of two elephants fighting or playing with their trunks
Elephants in Kenya in 2023.
  • Scientists used AI to find elephants likely have unique names for each other.
  • Machine learning analyzed hundreds of elephant calls recorded in Kenya between 1986 and 2022.
  • Elephants' ability to recognize name-like calls indicates they may be capable of abstract thought.

Scientists using AI tools have discovered that elephants likely have unique names for each other, according to a new study.