Research on the rumbles of wild elephants suggest that these animals address each other with unique, name-like vocalizations. (Story aired on All Things Considered on June 10, 2024.) ...

It’s extremely rare for wild animals to call each other by unique names. An African elephant matriarch leads her calf away from danger in northern Kenya in an undated photo. George Wittemyer / AP ...

The name is inspired by a giant snake in Greek folk tales. It was killed by Apollo, the god of the sun. The longest snake in the world is the reticulated python, which can grow over 6.25 metres long.

The officials have also appealed to wildlife photographers not to publicize or popularize such names through their works. Amid a nationwide trend of naming animals in the wild, especially tigers ...