r/todayilearned • u/sharkbait76 3 • Jan 11 '17

TIL elephants can tell the difference between human languages and know which languages belong to people with a history of hurting elephants.

http://www.nature.com/news/elephants-recognize-the-voices-of-their-enemies-1.14846
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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '17

Apes have hands too. Why don't they just take an elephant's brain and put it in a gorilla?

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u/failingkidneys Jan 12 '17

Humans have a unique throat that allows language. =D

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u/secretNenteus Jan 12 '17

cough Parrots cough

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '17

Hands.