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Elephant intelligence

The entire family of a dead matriarch, including her young calf, were all gently touching her body with their trunks and tried to lift her. The elephant herd were all rumbling loudly. The calf was observed to be weeping and made sounds that sounded like a scream but then the entire herd fell incredibly silent. They then began to throw leaves and dirt over the body and broke off tree branches to cover her. They spent the next 2 days quietly standing over her body. They sometimes had to leave to get water or food, but they would always return.

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  1. tauntojones reblogged this from readmorewikipedia and added:
    …That blurb is so sad.
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    this is why i love i elephants.
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