Archivado en: curiosidades | escrito por goleech | 03/24/2005 | 14:38

Una elefante hembra en Kenya ha sorprendido a los científicos. Mlaika, elefente hembra de 10 años de edad en semi-cautiverio, imita el sonido de los camiones que pasan a 2 millas del lugar en donde se encuentra en cautiverio.

An elephant who can mimic the noise of a passing truck so well it was difficult to tell the two sounds apart has given scientists insights into the superior intelligence of the gentle giants.

... A scientific analysis of Mlaika's calls showed they were based on the same range of sound frequencies emitted by a truck's engine as it travelled along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.

Scientists, led by Joyce Poole of the Ambolesi Trust for Elephants in Nairobi, believe that the discovery of vocal mimicry in elephants shows they have a natural ability to imitate each other's sounds to strengthen social bonds within a family group.

The Independent, 24 de marzo 2005

El descubrimiento demuestra que los elefantes tienen un reportorio de sonidos y "vocalizaciones" más amplio del que se tenía conocimiento, según zoologistas.

* On the main trunk road: the elephant that imitates traffic noises

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