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These results have been backed up by the Human-Elephant Learning Project which studies elephant intelligence. [58] An elephant named Shanthi at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. displayed the ability to play the harmonica and various horn instruments. She reportedly always ended her songs with a crescendo. [59]
Elephants have excellent memories.In fact, researchers suggest their memory is just as good as that of dolphins and apes. An elephant never forgets might be an exaggeration, but elephants actually ...
Elephant intelligence has been compared with that of primates and cetaceans. They appear to have self-awareness, and possibly show concern for dying and dead individuals of their kind. African bush elephants and Asian elephants are listed as endangered and African forest elephants as critically endangered on the IUCN Red Lists.
Eastern rock elephant shrew: 129,000,000 [43] Star-nosed mole: 131,000,000 [42] Zebra finch: ... Proxies for animal intelligence have varied over the centuries. One ...
Recent research indicates that, in non-human primates, whole brain size is a better measure of cognitive abilities than brain-to-body mass ratio. The total weight of the species is greater than the predicted sample only if the frontal lobe is adjusted for spatial relation. [ 19 ]
Encephalization quotient (EQ), encephalization level (EL), or just encephalization is a relative brain size measure that is defined as the ratio between observed and predicted brain mass for an animal of a given size, based on nonlinear regression on a range of reference species.
All of these behaviors point to a highly intelligent species that is thought to be equal to cetaceans [47] [48] and primates. [48] The African elephant’s cognitive complexity includes behaviors indicative of empathy, problem-solving, and cooperative group behaviors.
Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the little-known "twilight zone," an ecosystem abundant with fish that could ...