In a groundbreaking segment of 60 Minutes, Bob Simon delves deep into the mysterious world of forest elephants and their secret language that is a source of fascination for researchers. These elephants possess a complicated and sophisticated communication system that is largely imperceptible to the human ear, making it a challenge for scientists to decode their calls.
The episode takes viewers on a journey to a remote clearing in Central Africa, where Simon explores the intricacies of how these majestic animals interact with each other through a series of subtle gestures, infrasound vibrations, and low-frequency rumbles. By shedding light on the unique language of elephants, the segment offers a rare glimpse into the intelligence and social dynamics of these remarkable creatures.
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And if we knew what they were saying about humans it would be mostly bad . 🐘
They need to consult a musician with perfect pitch to help them.
Produced 10 years ago… I wonder what discoveries about the language of elephants have been found?
This is the best youtube clip l've watched in quite some time.
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THEY ARE MY FAVORITES!!
This is amazing work, we have to do this, I can't wait to see what you amazing people find out. 😊
Thank you very much GOD bless Everyone 🎉🎉🎉
Such majestic creatures
Great story!
Very cool, but still interpreted thru our emotions, shaped by our life experiences and thoughts. We are watching them and assigning emotions and thoughts based on how we see their actions.
60 minutes of wonderful escapism. 😊
Can we get an update on this particular story? This episode is quite old. I actually saw this same episode ooh..a very long time ago
i need relevant info and help
Bless her heart. Elephants are so misunderstood and nowhere near as protected as they deserve.
The secret meaning, I'm snoring here.
Geez how old is this. She uses the internet. Yikes stop
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You are beautiful woman looking at these beautiful animals thank you very much for your heart and kindness❤❤❤
I wanna visit the elephants 😮
This was really good and I'm sure I saw this back in 2010 but what I learned from my Indian Chief and other Indigenous people is that all four leggeds communicate via telepathy and through they sounds they make but so do the Whales and Dolphins and that is how they communicate with each other! And Sasquatch communicate via telepathy too. They are very highly evolved beings! My Chief said that telepathy was the first language for humans a very long time ago. Those poachers will have karmic hell for a long time to pay off. There is a great channel on you tube by Gregory Colbert called Ashes and Snow that is quite old but it is so fantastic because it gives a much more natural perspective!!
Perfect timing for World Elephant Day – August 12th
Lists to NPR, definitely a democrat
They want to build a dictionary, but the vocalizations could change meaning over time. There's just no substitute for written language…
Ya just got to love these beautiful Elephants
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she has a dream job