An Elephant never forgets – because it’s super smart.
In a series of tests, the giant mammals learned to cooperate to solve a problem, unlike other animals, researchers reported on Monday.
Elephants are socially complex, explained lead researcher Joshua M. Plotnik.
“They help others in distress. They seem in some ways emotionally attached to each other, so you would expect there would be some level of cooperation.”
The elephants caught on as quickly as chimpanzees, elevating themselves to such heady company as great apes, dolphins and crows, according to researchers at England’s Cambridge University.
One researcher noticed:
“Elephants are big, they’re social, they live long lives and they’re really, really smart.”
But really – should we be worried about an elephant uprising? Hah!
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