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Do other animals call each other by name?

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Every person you know has a name, and you've likely given one to your pets, too. But are names a uniquely human feature, or do other animals also call each other by name?Research suggests that some mammals and birds use vocal labels for other individuals, but not all scientists agree on how to interpret the evidence.In the 1960s, scientists discovered that young bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops) create individually distinctive whistles, called signature whistles. Researchers in the years since have

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