If you’ve been following us, you’ve probably heard some interesting sounds coming from the sanctuary elephants – trumpets, rumbles, chirps, squeaks, and more. Whenever we post a video with some of these sounds, we usually have people ask if we know what they are saying. Elephant communication is complex and beyond our understanding. Last year, a study suggested that elephants use specific calls to refer to individual elephants—much like how humans use names. Further research is being done to try