Usain Bolt Injured in Soccer Aid Game, Elephants Call Each Other by Names

Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, ruptured his Achilles tendon during a charity soccer match in London. Meanwhile, a study on African savannah elephants in Kenya suggests they might call each other by name, revealing a unique social behavior among these majestic creatures.

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Athletics-World's fastest man Bolt ruptures Achilles in charity soccer match

Jamaican sprinting hero Usain Bolt ruptured his Achilles tendon at a charity football match in London on Sunday, confirming the news in a social media post. The eight-time Olympic champion and world-record holder in the 100 and 200 metres was carried off on a stretcher during the second half of the Soccer Aid game at Stamford Bridge.

Study shows elephants might call each other by name

Over the years, researchers who study elephants have noticed an intriguing phenomenon. Sometimes when an elephant makes a vocalization to a group of other elephants, all of them respond. But sometimes when that same elephant makes a similar call to the group, only a single individual responds. Could it be that elephants address each other by the equivalent of a name? A new study involving wild African savannah elephants in Kenya lends support to this idea.

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