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Fact or Fiction?: Elephants Never Forget

by Kim in Elephant Research

“Elephants do not have the greatest eyesight in the animal kingdom, but they never forget a face. Carol Buckley at The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tenn., for instance, reports that in 1999 resident elephant Jenny became anxious and could hardly be contained when introduced to newcomer Shirley, an Asian elephant.” – Scientific American

An amazing article about elephant’s memories.

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January 23, 2009

4 comments

1 Jim { 01.23.09 at 9:43 pm }

Wow. That was an awesome article. I love the story of the two elephants who had crossed paths earlier in the circus and recognized eachother.

2 Kim { 01.24.09 at 10:06 am }

@Jim – It’s a wonderful article! I remember when I first read about the story of the two elephants who were reunited – it made me cry at the time.

3 greg { 01.28.09 at 12:04 pm }

Watch for a rebroadcast of the PBS series Natures show: The Urban Elephant, which has video footage of the reunion along with some great commentary and the touching moment when Shirley’s keeper bittersweetly says goodbye. there may be some YouTube excerpts.

4 Kim { 01.28.09 at 2:25 pm }

Thanks Greg – I found the videos on youtube and realized I saw that special on PBS before. It made me cry then and it makes me cry now.

Part 1

Part 2

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