“A 10-year-old female African elephant has been found imitating the sound of trucks passing its stockade near a main route in Kenya, US scientists writing in the journal Nature have reported.” - Gulf Times Newspaper

“The discovery of an orphaned elephant that sounds like a lorry is reported today, suggesting that the traditional trumpeting of elephants could change in response to encounters with human society.” - Telegraph

“Elephants learn to imitate sounds that are not typical of their species, the first known example after humans of vocal learning in a non-primate terrestrial mammal. The discovery further supports the idea that vocal learning is important for maintaining individual social relationships among animals that separate and reunite over time.” - Newswise