Elephant Communication and Research

What is the primary focus of Caitlin O'Connell's research on elephants?

• Their communication methods

• Their migration patterns

• Their diet and nutrition

• Their social hierarchy

How do elephants primarily detect calls from other elephants?

• Through vibrations detected by their trunks and feet

• Through their eyes

• Through their sense of smell

• Through their ears only

What was the main goal of the experiment designed by O'Connell?

• To test if elephants can detect and interpret calls through the ground

• To measure the speed of elephant calls

• To study elephant mating rituals

• To observe elephant feeding habits

What device was used to transmit low-frequency sounds in the experiment?

• A shaker

• A loudspeaker

• A geophone

• A microphone

What was the purpose of burying a geophone and a microphone during the experiment?

• To amplify the sound

• To record elephant sounds

• To attract more elephants

• To measure underground vibrations and confirm no air signal

What behavior did elephants exhibit when they detected ground vibrations?

• They began to eat

• They ignored the vibrations

• They froze and then bunched together

• They started running

Why did elephants respond differently to calls transmitted through the air compared to the ground?

• They could not hear the ground signals

• The absence of high-frequency sounds suggested a distant call

• The ground signals were too weak

• They preferred air signals

What is a possible reason for elephants reacting with less urgency to ground-transmitted calls?

• They were not interested

• They were distracted

• The call was too loud

• The call seemed to come from a long distance

What ongoing research is O'Connell's team focusing on?

• Elephant reproduction

• How elephants interpret different calls

• Elephant migration

• Elephant diet

What unique sensory ability do elephants have that humans also possess but rarely use?

• Infrared vision

• Vibrotactile sense

• Echolocation

• Magnetic field detection