Elephants Can Mimic Traffic and Other Noises

• 作者: James Owen 刘嘉
• 来源期刊: 大学英语
• 年，卷（期）: 2005,（5）
• 所属期刊栏目: 动物世界
• 页码范围: 21-23
• 页数: 3页
• 语种: 中文

摘要

It isn't only children playing with toy cars who make engine noises. Elephants produce a similar roar2, though in their case it's the rumble3 of trucks on an African highway that the animals imitate4, scientists say5. The experts behind the discovery say elephants are capable of vocal6 imitation, joining a select group of animals that includes parrots7, songbirds8, dolphins9, and humans.