Elephant feet made for talking?: ‘Elephants may be listening to and communicating with each other through their feet.

Recent research by US scientists supports previous claims that elephants can interpret slight vibrations they pick up in the ground.

Speaking to BBC World Service, Stanford University biologist Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell, said: “For people who have spent time studying elephants, this is a relief.

“They finally understand some strange things that were happening with elephants and they really are excited about it.’ BBC [via RobotWisdom]

Via loose association, a piece about someone who doesn’t have his ear to the ground:

The Rogue Elephant: Bush Jr.’s Nuclear Sabre-Rattling — Francis Boyle on his contempt for international law. Counterpunch [also via RobotWisdom]