Fun Facts Friday: Elephant Communication Elephants communicate through spoken language, body language, smell, and vision. All forms of communication are important, but not all are universally understood by other elephants, even ones belonging to their individual species. Much like their native human counterparts in Asia and Africa, families of elephants have language specific to their extended family. Not all people living in India or Africa speak or understand the same language, even though the

Elephants are extremely tactile animals, they use a variety of subtle movements and gestures to communicate . They love to touch feel and express their emotions. They use their tusks to poke one another or their ears to display defense but they often use their trunk to caress , reassure or help another calf . As you can see Alibosar AKA #sarara is showing Naomi how much he loves her and trying his luck for another bottle of milk 😂 Conservation International San Diego ZooTuskKenya Wildlife Servi