Elephants gesture with an intention to communicate their desires, study finds

Monday, July 14, 2025 - 07:16 in Psychology & Sociology

Humans have long mastered the art of expressing their goals and needs through both language and gestures. A similar behavior is also observed in non-human primates, who use complex gestures to convey what they want, but does the use of deliberate gestures extend beyond primates to other members of the animal kingdom?

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