{"id":5861,"date":"2024-03-17T12:37:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T12:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=5861"},"modified":"2024-03-17T12:37:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T12:37:38","slug":"5861","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=5861","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>George Wittemyer is a committed conservation biologist from Colorado State University who has spent a large amount of his professional life researching elephants. He once gave National Geographic a glimpse into his observations, illuminating the complex and mysterious mechanisms by which these majestic creatures deal with the death of a fellow herd member.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4437868426839878\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_4_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_4\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;client=ca-pub-4437868426839878&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;adk=1677806778&amp;adf=2252034835&amp;pi=t.aa~a.1381849204~i.5~rp.4&amp;w=727&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1710679011&amp;num_ads=1&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=8843891780&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=727x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpatriottruths.com%2Fthey-blocked-off-the-road-after-realizing-what-this-elephant-was-carrying-with-its-trunk%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3WGGd8gTAF3oqqSNJujiFlIqv1jTHbVeivDXII5Vw94NJ2meeqodhXKto&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=182&amp;rw=727&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;wgl=1&amp;fa=27&amp;uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTAuMC4wIiwieDg2IiwiIiwiMTIyLjAuNjI2MS4xMjkiLG51bGwsMCxudWxsLCI2NCIsW1siQ2hyb21pdW0iLCIxMjIuMC42MjYxLjEyOSJdLFsiTm90KEE6QnJhbmQiLCIyNC4wLjAuMCJdLFsiR29vZ2xlIENocm9tZSIsIjEyMi4wLjYyNjEuMTI5Il1dLDBd&amp;dt=1710679011184&amp;bpp=2&amp;bdt=2356&amp;idt=-M&amp;shv=r20240312&amp;mjsv=m202403130201&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3D05abd6fdd499c27c%3AT%3D1709570530%3ART%3D1710679011%3AS%3DALNI_MapB4B8PIjLpJ5mhcCIT0qF45vLTA&amp;gpic=UID%3D00000d68b3a92131%3AT%3D1709570530%3ART%3D1710679011%3AS%3DALNI_MaBFa-YGJCCewQfe3CybmWUrH_thw&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3Df44e42239b965f62%3AT%3D1709570530%3ART%3D1710679011%3AS%3DAA-AfjYxviuEEb0zGJZy1XqP-zSM&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C300x250%2C300x600%2C1200x280&amp;nras=3&amp;correlator=994775273088&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;ga_vid=2015966237.1709570528&amp;ga_sid=1710679010&amp;ga_hid=665583727&amp;ga_fc=1&amp;u_tz=60&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=1024&amp;u_w=1280&amp;u_ah=984&amp;u_aw=1280&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=94&amp;ady=1641&amp;biw=1263&amp;bih=897&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=400&amp;eid=44759875%2C44759926%2C44759842%2C31081794%2C44798934%2C95322746%2C95327951%2C95327954%2C95321963%2C31081571%2C31081481%2C95321865%2C95325784%2C31078663%2C31078665%2C31078668%2C31078670&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=1780701040091371&amp;tmod=2047408619&amp;uas=3&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fl.facebook.com%2F&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1280%2C0%2C1280%2C984%2C1280%2C897&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;td=1&amp;psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&amp;nt=1&amp;ifi=5&amp;uci=a!5&amp;btvi=3&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=774\" name=\"aswift_4\" width=\"727\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!5\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-query-id=\"CILfp_en-4QDFQm77AodxSMGOA\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cElephants have respect for their dead,\u201d Wittemyer stated, \u201cbut their interaction with their dead is not something we fully understand.\u201d Researchers have been intrigued by this mysterious part of their behaviour, which shows that when these animals experience the loss of one of their own, they react from deep-seated emotions.Recently, Twitter user Parveen Kaswan released a video that revealed this fascinating discovery, underscoring the depth of elephants\u2019 emotional intelligence and their distinct grieving process. The film shows a scenario on a peaceful road where all of the traffic has stopped and people are staring at an incredible sight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"0e799fd9341222f4f7527a1ebd413021\" data-index=\"2\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4437868426839878\" data-ad-slot=\"3582509752\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_2_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?client=ca-pub-4437868426839878&amp;output=html&amp;h=600&amp;slotname=3582509752&amp;adk=1280439729&amp;adf=34519443&amp;pi=t.ma~as.3582509752&amp;w=300&amp;lmt=1710679010&amp;format=300x600&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpatriottruths.com%2Fthey-blocked-off-the-road-after-realizing-what-this-elephant-was-carrying-with-its-trunk%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3WGGd8gTAF3oqqSNJujiFlIqv1jTHbVeivDXII5Vw94NJ2meeqodhXKto&amp;wgl=1&amp;uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTAuMC4wIiwieDg2IiwiIiwiMTIyLjAuNjI2MS4xMjkiLG51bGwsMCxudWxsLCI2NCIsW1siQ2hyb21pdW0iLCIxMjIuMC42MjYxLjEyOSJdLFsiTm90KEE6QnJhbmQiLCIyNC4wLjAuMCJdLFsiR29vZ2xlIENocm9tZSIsIjEyMi4wLjYyNjEuMTI5Il1dLDBd&amp;dt=1710679009984&amp;bpp=1&amp;bdt=1155&amp;idt=58&amp;shv=r20240312&amp;mjsv=m202403130201&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3D05abd6fdd499c27c%3AT%3D1709570530%3ART%3D1710596194%3AS%3DALNI_MapB4B8PIjLpJ5mhcCIT0qF45vLTA&amp;gpic=UID%3D00000d68b3a92131%3AT%3D1709570530%3ART%3D1710596194%3AS%3DALNI_MaBFa-YGJCCewQfe3CybmWUrH_thw&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3Df44e42239b965f62%3AT%3D1709570530%3ART%3D1710596194%3AS%3DAA-AfjYxviuEEb0zGJZy1XqP-zSM&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C300x250&amp;nras=1&amp;correlator=994775273088&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;ga_vid=2015966237.1709570528&amp;ga_sid=1710679010&amp;ga_hid=665583727&amp;ga_fc=1&amp;u_tz=60&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=1024&amp;u_w=1280&amp;u_ah=984&amp;u_aw=1280&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=307&amp;ady=2100&amp;biw=1263&amp;bih=897&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=44759875%2C44759926%2C44759842%2C31081794%2C44798934%2C95322746%2C95327951%2C95327954%2C95321963%2C31081571%2C31081481%2C95321865%2C95325784%2C31078663%2C31078665%2C31078668%2C31078670&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=1780701040091371&amp;tmod=2047408619&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fl.facebook.com%2F&amp;fc=1920&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1280%2C0%2C1280%2C984%2C1280%2C897&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7CpoeEbr%7C&amp;abl=CS&amp;pfx=0&amp;fu=0&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;td=1&amp;psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&amp;nt=1&amp;ifi=3&amp;uci=a!3&amp;btvi=2&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=60\" name=\"aswift_2\" width=\"300\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!3\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-query-id=\"CKaCwvan-4QDFcQA-QAdWb0Kjw\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10017\" src=\"https:\/\/patriottruths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-34.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriottruths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-34.png 462w, https:\/\/patriottruths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-34-278x300.png 278w\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"498\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>A magnificent herd of elephants is crossing the street with a grace that is appropriate for their size and harmony. One elephant in particular sticks out in the parade, softly holding something in its trunk. Viewers, intrigued, quickly discover that the elephant is bearing a young, dead elephant calf, which is inert.<\/p>\n<p>The herd stops quite solemnly, and the elephant carrying the small load carefully lays the dead calf on the ground. The others assemble around, creating a circle of respect. This scenario is quite moving; it conveys a sense of shared sadness and mourning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4437868426839878\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_5_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_5\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;client=ca-pub-4437868426839878&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;adk=1677806778&amp;adf=2903009117&amp;pi=t.aa~a.1381849204~i.17~rp.4&amp;w=727&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1710679012&amp;num_ads=1&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=8843891780&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=727x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpatriottruths.com%2Fthey-blocked-off-the-road-after-realizing-what-this-elephant-was-carrying-with-its-trunk%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3WGGd8gTAF3oqqSNJujiFlIqv1jTHbVeivDXII5Vw94NJ2meeqodhXKto&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=182&amp;rw=727&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;wgl=1&amp;fa=27&amp;uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTAuMC4wIiwieDg2IiwiIiwiMTIyLjAuNjI2MS4xMjkiLG51bGwsMCxudWxsLCI2NCIsW1siQ2hyb21pdW0iLCIxMjIuMC42MjYxLjEyOSJdLFsiTm90KEE6QnJhbmQiLCIyNC4wLjAuMCJdLFsiR29vZ2xlIENocm9tZSIsIjEyMi4wLjYyNjEuMTI5Il1dLDBd&amp;dt=1710679011184&amp;bpp=1&amp;bdt=2356&amp;idt=-M&amp;shv=r20240312&amp;mjsv=m202403130201&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3D05abd6fdd499c27c%3AT%3D1709570530%3ART%3D1710679011%3AS%3DALNI_MapB4B8PIjLpJ5mhcCIT0qF45vLTA&amp;gpic=UID%3D00000d68b3a92131%3AT%3D1709570530%3ART%3D1710679011%3AS%3DALNI_MaBFa-YGJCCewQfe3CybmWUrH_thw&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3Df44e42239b965f62%3AT%3D1709570530%3ART%3D1710679011%3AS%3DAA-AfjYxviuEEb0zGJZy1XqP-zSM&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C300x250%2C300x600%2C1200x280%2C727x280&amp;nras=4&amp;correlator=994775273088&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;ga_vid=2015966237.1709570528&amp;ga_sid=1710679010&amp;ga_hid=665583727&amp;ga_fc=1&amp;u_tz=60&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=1024&amp;u_w=1280&amp;u_ah=984&amp;u_aw=1280&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=94&amp;ady=3794&amp;biw=1263&amp;bih=897&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=400&amp;eid=44759875%2C44759926%2C44759842%2C31081794%2C44798934%2C95322746%2C95327951%2C95327954%2C95321963%2C31081571%2C31081481%2C95321865%2C95325784%2C31078663%2C31078665%2C31078668%2C31078670&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=1780701040091371&amp;tmod=2047408619&amp;uas=3&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fl.facebook.com%2F&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1280%2C0%2C1280%2C984%2C1280%2C897&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;td=1&amp;psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&amp;nt=1&amp;ifi=6&amp;uci=a!6&amp;btvi=4&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=843\" name=\"aswift_5\" width=\"727\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!6\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-query-id=\"CJGGq_en-4QDFfom-QAdEagCSw\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>The title of the video, as Parveen Kaswan so eloquently put it, \u201cThe family just don\u2019t want to leave the baby.\u201d Their behaviour is reminiscent of the solemn cortege of a deceased person.<\/p>\n<p>The elephants continue to amaze and astound researchers and viewers alike with their level of emotional depth as they exhibit an instinctive reverence for the deceased and an understanding of the great grief they have experienced.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2189\" src=\"https:\/\/ceeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2023-11-11-at-00.07.19.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>As they go on their trek, a second elephant comes up and tenderly cradles the dead calf in its trunk. Elephant herds are emotionally connected to one another, and this display of deep grieving and solidarity emphasises how capable elephants are of feeling loss and sadness.<\/p>\n<p>This will move you !! Funeral procession of the weeping elephants carrying dead body of the child elephant. The family just don\u2019t want to leave the baby.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1136932777155108865&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fpatriottruths.com%2Fthey-blocked-off-the-road-after-realizing-what-this-elephant-was-carrying-with-its-trunk%2F&amp;sessionId=75bb796599393808d5109a5f7a47c986452e242b&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1136932777155108865\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The film serves as a moving reminder of the extraordinarily emotional lives that elephants lead and is evidence of the strong bonds that exist among animals. 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