Questions and Answers
True or false:Elephants can recognize up to 100 companions by sight or smell.
False
True or false: Elephant memory is only limited to survival-related stimuli.
False
True or false: The elephant has the smallest brain of any land mammal.
False
True or false: Elephant memory aids in recollection by encoding unimportant experiences into long-term memories.
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True or false: Elephants only solve problems individually.
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True or false: Elephants only communicate using vocalizations and body signals.
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True or false: Elephants have no emotional capacity for empathy or altruism.
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True or false: Elephants are not conscious beings.
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True or false: Elephants are not affected by human activities such as ivory poaching and habitat destruction.
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True or false: It is not important to ensure the conservation of elephants and their habitats.
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Study Notes
- Elephants have an impressive memory, able to recognize up to 30 companions by sight or smell.
- Elephant memory goes beyond survival-related stimuli and includes recognition of other creatures and humans they've bonded with.
- The elephant has the largest brain of any land mammal and a highly developed hippocampus and cerebral cortex.
- Elephant memory aids in recollection by encoding important experiences into long-term memories.
- Elephants display problem-solving abilities and tackle problems cooperatively.
- Elephants communicate using body signals, vocalizations, and infrasound rumbles, suggesting their own language and grammar.
- Elephants have shown empathy, altruism, and justice, mourning their dead and showing concern for other species.
- Elephants are conscious, intelligent, and emotional beings.
- Elephants suffer from habitat destruction, ivory poaching, and mistreatment in captivity worldwide.
- It is important to ensure the conservation of elephants and their habitats.
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