you know that elephants are one of the smartest species on earth? According to the articles “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk” by Virginia Morell‚ "Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task” by Joshua M. Plotnik‚ and the video “Elephants Show Cooperation” presented by Discovery News‚ a recent experiment done by a team of scientists in Thailand proved that this statement is indeed true. They determined this through an experiment that tested Asian elephants’ cooperative skills
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Elephants are intelligent‚ gifted‚ and exquisite mammals that can figure out tasks by themselves or cooperatively. In the article “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”‚ the passage “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task”‚ and the video “Elephants Show Cooperation”‚ the sources all argue that elephants are very shrewd animals that are capable of completing tasks. All of the sources say that elephants are considered to be cooperative‚ clever‚ prudent‚ and more. In the
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covers legs‚ stomachs‚ and backs. That is what elephants experience almost daily in circuses and zoos. In the wild‚ elephants can walk up to thirty miles a day. In circuses‚ elephants spend almost twenty-three hours every day chained up. Many elephants experience great hardships. One cannot imagine being taken away from their mother at a tender‚ young age. However‚ almost all infantile elephants are torn away from their mother around eight months old. Elephants have been a primary target for abuse‚ but
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Title: Asian Elephant-Elephas Maximus 2. Purpose: To learn how and why the Asian Elephant got on the endangered species list. Elephants are one of the largest land mammals in the world and they have been targets to man and other animals. 3. Background: My overall background the Asian Elephant is very limited. I know that they come from Asian and many were hunter for their tusks. You can find a few Asian Elephants at the local zoos and there is always controversy on elephants and the circus
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Elephant Run The story of “Elephant Run” begins with the 14-year-old Nick Freestone in the midst of World War II‚ a teenager that had been sent from London to Burma to be with his father on account of the dangers of the Blitz during 1941. It is in Burma Nick’s father‚ Jackson Freestone‚ owns an old estate and plantation that had been passed down from generation to generation in the Freestone family. After Nick is flown into Burma he encounters his native guide to the plantation‚ Nang‚ an elephant
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Circus Elephant Animal Abuse Problem The day had come when little Timmy would finally get to go to the circus. He was so eager that he was the first one out of bed that morning. Too excited to even function‚ Timmy ran to his parents’ room and jumped on this parents shouting for them to get up. His parents moved sluggishly to the bathroom and got ready to go to the circus as Timmy chattered on about what animals they were going to see that day. Timmy was mostly excited to see his favorite animal
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Elephants over the years have been one of the smartest mammals. Starting from being able to paint‚ now to be able to work together. In the article‚ "Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk" the author informs readers of a new task that Elephants are capable of. In a video called "Elephants Show Cooperation" the video shows viewers the task being completed. In the last passage‚ "Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task" this tells readers the procedure and setup of the task.
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There are a few main reasons on why elephants are endangered. These reasons being the illegal killing of them‚ the destruction of their habitat‚ and unsustainable practices by humans. Many elephants are illegally killed for their ivory tusks. Because these tusks are sold for a great fortune‚ the killing of African elephants have become tantalizing and tempting. Once they’re killed and their tusks have been detached‚ their bodies are left there without a purpose to slowly decay. Unfortunately‚ you
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Narrative: The Elephant- Slawomir Mrozek Telling a lie in order to save money is good‚ right? In this short story‚ the elephant in the zoo is getting too old a weak and it needs to be replaced. The director of the zoo doesn’t care for the animals or the zoo itself‚ he just cares about the how the zoo and animals benefit him. The zoo keepers and staff are excited about the new arrival of the new great elephant. The excitement ended when the director sent a letter notifying them that the order
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In the article‚ The War on Elephants‚ Alastair Leithead provides a comprehensive view of the ivory trade in Africa by considering the perspectives of park rangers‚ poachers‚ hunters‚ traffickers‚ wildlife experts and the people themselves. The article starts by portraying the graphic‚ unsettling imagery of the poaching of elephants. Park rangers from Garamba‚ one of the oldest national parks in Africa‚ explain firsthand accounts of the rampant death of fellow rangers by poachers. The poachers had
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