Under a merciless sun, a family of elephants gathers quietly around a fallen elder, touching the body with careful trunks as if reading a final story written in scent and skin. For decades, scientists called scenes like this mysterious, even anecdotal; now, a new wave of research is piecing together the evidence with rigor. Elephant ...
Elephants aren’t just intelligent; they’re intentional. A new behavioral study reveals that African Savannah elephants use deliberate gestures to express their desires, especially when interacting with attentive humans. This marks the first confirmed evidence of goal-directed gestural communication in non-primate mammals, expanding our understanding of animal cognition and social signaling. Testing Elephant Intentionality Researchers observed ...
