Have you ever heard someone say that elephants are smart? For years people have suspected that elephants are intelligent and empathetic animals. To test this theory scientists have been conducting experiments and observing elephants behaviors closely. In the articles, “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk,” “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task,” and “Elephants Console Each Other,” the authors go in depth to demonstrate the capabilities of elephants in these test and observations. The purpose of both authors’ writing is to describe the cognitive and sympathetic behavior in elephants when helping and consoling. Both authors wrote to show the cognitive and sympathetic nature of elephants who support one another. …show more content…
In the passage, “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task,” Plotnik focuses on the experiment’s setup and how the scientists incorporated the elephants into it. He describes how the table apparatus is built and the volleyball net barrier made to keep the elephants away from it. He then goes in further details of how the elephants were tested alongside the setup. The text specifies that when split into two separate lanes, “The lanes did not seem to compromise the elephant’s ability to learn the experimental task contingencies.” Although the setup is kind of complex, Plotnik shows the elephants’ very apparent intelligence and understandings of the test. The text states, “In training trials, a mahout would walk with his elephant to the single available rope end and train his animal to pick up and pull the rope by using vocal commands.” This shows that the elephants were smart enough to understand vocal commands. The table under paragraph 5 shows that by the second day the untrained elephants had a greater success rate than those trained. The table gives more information to the test that Plotnik is writing about. It also shows how elephants have the capacity to notice what needs to be done even when not previously shown. To inform readers of elephants’ cognitive and emotional awareness when helping and …show more content…
In Morell’s second passage, “ Elephants Console Each Other,” she wrote about the observations made of elephants in stressful situations. Since, scientist can’t force stress on elephants Morell wrote on the subject of anecdotal observations. To do so, she defines Plotnik’s year long investigation of elephants behavior in the wild. Morell then writes of an event were one elephants rushed to the side of another and assumed the same behavioral actions. In the text it say, “Mae Perm also makes loud chirps, which are known to be reassuring calls, and then caresses Jokia with her trunk, finally placing it in Kokia’s mouth-an act which ‘might send a signal, ‘I’m here to help you, not hurt you,’” This shows signs of care much like a human hug, which if proof of elephants being sympathetic. She wrote about the post stress behavior too; in fact, it showed that elephants behavior did change once they recognized when they were needed. She wrote this passage to give light to evidence of elephants sympathetic ways. The passages were written by their authors’ to show elephants’ cognitive and sympathetic abilities when helping and consoling another
Watch out dolphins because you may no longer be the most intelligent animals anymore! Elephants, one of our lands largest creatures, are taking your spot! In the video, Elephants Show Cooperation, the article, Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk, and the passage, from Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task, the authors illustrate the intelligence of these pachyderms. They all show an experiment that proves this claim. Elephants “join the elite club of social cooperators: chimpanzees, hyenas, rooks, and humans.” Their cognitive ability even surprises the researchers. They not only make wise decisions, but also work well with their companions. All three sources depict the sagacity of these remarkable creatures.
Have you ever wondered how animals interact and work together to get a job done? Many times, animals put their minds together to complete a task. But what many people do not realize is that animals interact with one another just as humans would. In many instances, people don’t realize the amount of intelligence and common sense that animals, such as the elephant, possess. The study of elephant’s thoughts and thinking were explained and backed up through three different mediums. This information was explained through articles, videos, and passages. Combined, these pieces of work clarified what the experiment was, what it was testing, the purpose behind it, and how the different pieces were
Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk is a passage about a study preformed to test elephants' abilities to collaborate. It explains the basic process of the experiment, and provided in-depth analysis of the results. It made many comparisons between the study and other studies and research and noted the opinions of numerous professionals, which helped show the significance of the test's findings. The purpose of this passage was to primarily to be an entertaining article, and secondarily to inform the reader about the experiment. It was very similar to Elephants Console Each Other in tone and style, but differed more from Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk, mainly because it was less informational, and more enjoyable.
...ve with her powers. In general no matter the conflict that arises the elephants always stick together and never become mad at one another. This collectiveness/family unity is a great message to any reader searching for life answers.
Each author has the same purpose in writing about the elephant studies and there are many similarities and differences in which the elephants behaved.
The second source is a cartoon. It shows two elephants so induced to themselves they do not notice the little ants getting crushed, as the caption say: “When elephants m...
It is the highest rank that an elephant capturer can attain (Worall). This “power” has never been scientifically studied, but the people of both Burma and Thailand believe that this phenomenon exists. There are not many Khru Ba Yai left, it is said that there are a few still alive in both Burma and Thailand (Worall). These individuals became incredibly important when elephants went into “musth.” Several times a year, bull elephants go into a period called musth, a period of temporary madness. When in this state, bull elephant’s aggressiveness, testosterone levels, and mating drive spikes tremendously (Ogden). Studies have found that bull elephants are flooded with up to ten times as much testosterone as usual causing them to attack other elephants, mahouts, or anything else they may see as a threat (Ogden). In Elephant Run, Nick is given a first-hand look at how horrifying an encounter with a bull elephant in musth can be. “…The bull had uprooted every plant within reach and had plowed the ground around him into soft loam with his heavy tusks. As they approached, he started straining against his ropes in an effort to get to them” (Smith 59). However, something incredible transpired soon after Nick witnessed the roped up and infuriated bull elephant. “The monk stepped closer to the mad bull. He put his hands on one of his tusks and he leaned his old shaved head toward the bull’s ear, as if he were saying something to him” (Smith 61). The bull then relaxed after the monk named ‘Hilltop’ spoke to it. The Khru Ba Yai are a mysterious group with very few numbers in existence. It is a practice that seems utterly impossible but is ingrained in the Burmese culture as reality. The mahout tradition and practice is something so unique and utterly incredible, they risk life and limb to train and work with these magnificent animals. Interestingly enough, the mahouts of Burma actually helped in
Elephants'." Studies in Short Fiction. 17.1 (Winter 1980): 75-77. Rpt. in Literature Resource Center. Detroit: Gale, 75-77. Literature Resource Center. Gale.
In June of 1904, as reported in the New York Times: Come on out here, Hattie, and give us a tune, It was “Billy” Snyder, keeper of the elephants in the Zoological Gardens, Central Park, New York, who spoke nonchalantly and in his most ordinary tone of voice, while twenty children craned their necks wondrously across the railing. It was “Hattie” the champion trick elephant of the world and the great pet of the children of New York City. Youngsters surprisingly viewed these otherwise threatening, menacing creatures as friends. It would seem that children developed such a close relationship with the animals that each beast was given their own individual personality and characteristics.
There are some wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than wounds that bleed. Just as all humans, elephants similarly feel emotions whether it is joy or sorrow. In his article “An Elephant Crack Up?” the author, Charles Siebert focuses on the recent strange and bellicose behaviors of elephants and clears up the causes of the behaviors with plenty of informative observations. In “Immune to Reality,” Daniel Gilbert theorizes that the psychological immune system is triggered by large-scale negative events. We also see these negative effects in the passage, “The Mega-Marketing of Depression in Japan,” while Ethan Watters exposes the attempts of Glaxo Smith Kline to convince the Japanese doctors that the Japanese people
. Supporting the mental health of clients, and the underrepresented groups they may identify with, is part of the BAE therapeutic process and goes beyond the therapy room. The BAE counseling process incorporates a social justice approach in session by integrating cultural factors into treatment planning such as, selecting culturally appropriate screening and assessment tools and endorse a collaborative approach in facilitating interviews, conducting assessments, and planning treatment. It has been conceptualized in the BAE counseling process that a counselor has the professional responsibility to promote social justice both via and in their work. In other words, BAE counseling services can be a vehicle for bring about positive social
Most Americans have been to a zoo or aquarium at some point in their lives. They spend the whole day outside with their friends and family looking at all the animals from all over the world. For most people, zoos are the only way they will ever be able to see these amazing animals in person. However one animal that lives in zoos across the country may not be there in a couple years.
They brain can weight “4, 200 grams” (Dicke, p. 73). Although, they are extremely big, they also tend to be so peaceful, and docile. One example of this, is that elephants are used, in circuses as entertainment. Elephants are also used to give rides to tourist, in some parts of the world. Elephants are easy to docile.
Each man had a different idea of what an elephant is like based off of what they had heard and gathered from discussions between other villagers and travelers. Having heard varying discussions, all of the men had their own perception of the characteristics of an elephant. When the six men were finally taken to experience a real elephant, these preconceived notions of their own imaginations affected their encounter with the elephant. The men could only feel what they believed to be true regarding the animal. Their individual expectations obstructed their abilities to discover the truth. For example, the third blind man believed the elephant to be dangerous and capable of fatally injuring a man with its “terrible horn.” When the third blind man touched the elephant, he felt its tusks and said “‘I was right,’ he decided. ‘This creature is as sharp and deadly as a spear,”’(qtd. in Blubaugh). Because the third blind man imagined the elephant to be dangerous, when he actually encountered the animal his previous perceptions caused him to be biased
Morally, I think this story clearly states that people would do anything to avoid being embarrassed. From my understanding, I think that this story teaches us that we should be open to hear people?s opinions but we should follow our instincts. We should not allow others to make the decisions for us. The police officers just shoot the elephant because people wanted him to do so. This essay is trying to help us to see that we should look at the pros and cons of an issue rather than making a quick decision that can affect someone. I cannot condemn the author for shooting the elephant, though he knew it was wrong. Nor can I condemn him for giving in to the natives and not sticking to his guns. He does not want to appear foolish to others like all of us do.