African Elephants have now been studied paying attention to elephant bones. Usually we only think of people who have the ability to think, but elephants have such big brains and they use their trunks like hands.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8209-elephants-may-pay-homage-to-dead-relatives.html#.VYZ0n_ntmko
Key Terms
pay homage
Humans apart,
decomposing.
highly agitated
skull and ivory of long-dead elephants
pick out
corroborate stories
It begs the question
cognitive abilities
tactile
matriarchal society
Questions
What can elephants do that other animals do not?
Is this type of elephant behavior suprising to you?
Does this article say how the elephants know about the bones?
What does this say about their cognitive abilities?
Why are elephants used as pack animals in the Far East?
Which other animals do you think are intelligent?
What can they do?
How can animals help humans?
Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8209-elephants-may-pay-homage-to-dead-relatives.html#.VYZ0n_ntmko
Key Terms
pay homage
Humans apart,
decomposing.
highly agitated
skull and ivory of long-dead elephants
pick out
corroborate stories
It begs the question
cognitive abilities
tactile
matriarchal society
Questions
What can elephants do that other animals do not?
Is this type of elephant behavior suprising to you?
Does this article say how the elephants know about the bones?
What does this say about their cognitive abilities?
Why are elephants used as pack animals in the Far East?
Which other animals do you think are intelligent?
What can they do?
How can animals help humans?
Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach
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