Elephant Memories May Hold Key To Survival

A recent study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) suggests that old female elephants—and perhaps their memories of distant, life-sustaining sources of food and water—may be the key to survival during the worst of times.

In particular, experienced elephant matriarchs seem to give their family groups an edge in the struggle for survival in periods of famine and drought, according to a recently published paper in The Royal Society’s Biology Letters.

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Tagged as: Animals, Droughts, Elephants, Family Groups, Famine, Female Elephants, Matriarchs, Survival, Wildlife Conservation Society, Zoological Society of London