Brotherly Love

by Barbie Corbett-Newmin

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Brotherly Love

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Barbie Corbett-Newmin

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Have we now seen the elephants dance?
Actually, these big boys in South Africa are having another practice fight, as juveniles of many species do as part of their learning and development.

Elephants/ pachyderms are large mammals of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea. Two species are African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). These animals are fabled for their remarkable recall power, which researchers believe, is a big factor in survival. Matriarch elephants, in particular, hold a store of social knowledge that their families depend upon, according to research conducted on elephants at Amboseli National Park in Kenya.
Researchers discovered that elephant groups with a 55-year-old matriarch (elephants live around 50 to 60 years) were more likely to huddle in a defensive posture than those with a matriarch aged 35 when confronted by an unfamiliar elephant. Because they were aware that strangers were likely to start conflicts with the group and possibly harm calves. Other researchers, studying three herds of elephants during a severe 1993 drought at Tanzania's Tarangire National Park, found that they not only recognize one another but also recall routes to alternate food and water sources when their usual areas dry up.
There is more to animals than we know! Check out these podcasts.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-animal-guide-for-curious-humans/id1595513593?msclkid=70d00b91b9c311ec91f1dfe0a3d54b17

Honored by features in Fine Art America groups:
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For Children 11/26/2013
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Images That Excite You 02/18/2015
The World We See 02/18/2015
Out Of The Ordinary 02/18/2015
Animals and Birds in the Wild02/21/2015
The Artistic Forager 02/22/2015
Amateur Photographers 02/23/2015
Gallery28 04/05/2015
500 Views Share Group06/01/2016
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500 Views -1 Image a Day
10 Plus 06/15/2016
Color Wonderful Photos 06/15/2016
The World We See 08/23/2016
Photography and Nature 08/25/2018
Off the Beaten Path...04/14/2022
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