Von Bismarck Posted August 24, 2011 #1 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Kandula, a seven year old Asian elephant living in Washington D.C.’s National Zoo, has proven that elephants are as smart as those that spend a lot of time around them have believed. In an experiment carried out by researchers at the zoo, the little elephant figured out all on his own, without resorting to trial and error, how to go get a cube to use as a footstool to help him reach some food that was just out of reach. The research team, led by Preston Foerder of the City University of New York, has published the results of their study on PLoS ONE. Study shows elephants capable of insight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Meadows Posted August 24, 2011 #2 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Animals are much smarter than we give them credit for. And they are WAY cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie333 Posted August 24, 2011 #3 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Study shows elephants capable of insight \ Once again they prove their intellect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthurion2 Posted August 25, 2011 #4 Share Posted August 25, 2011 yet they're still afraid of mice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted August 25, 2011 #5 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I like elephants. Nice find BFB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherry- Posted August 25, 2011 #6 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Awwwwwwwwwwww so adorable omg *panics* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXHellkittiesXx Posted August 25, 2011 #7 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Elephants: So like us.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalDreamer Posted August 25, 2011 #8 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Nothing is more adorable than a baby elephant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkLord Posted August 25, 2011 #9 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Just proves that animals are smarter than some poeple I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaleid Posted August 26, 2011 #10 Share Posted August 26, 2011 yet they're still afraid of mice A lot of people are also afraid of mice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FurthurBB Posted August 26, 2011 #11 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Elephants also mourn and bury their dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthurion2 Posted August 27, 2011 #12 Share Posted August 27, 2011 A lot of people are also afraid of mice... i know but elephants can just stomp on them and a person would get their shoes/socks/feet bloody and that would be nasty but elephants walk around all day stepping on things so it shouldn't bother them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevastiel Posted August 27, 2011 #13 Share Posted August 27, 2011 i know but elephants can just stomp on them and a person would get their shoes/socks/feet bloody and that would be nasty but elephants walk around all day stepping on things so it shouldn't bother them Unless they don't want to get their feet all nasty and bloody... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguarsky Posted August 27, 2011 #14 Share Posted August 27, 2011 So many of our four footed brothers and sisters are intelligent and insightful and we are much less for not acknowledging that. In my experience I have learned that the more like an equal you treat an animal, the more like an equal they become. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taut Posted September 1, 2011 #15 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Well, duh. We needed a study to know this? I realize humans tend to anthropomorphize everything but all one has to do is watch the critters for a while to know that most of them are not just "dumb beasts". Seems to me we should have been blown absolutely away with the fact that a Gorilla could "lie" after hanging out with humans, but there was little fanfare over or interest in, that discovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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