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Fact: A baby elephant (also known as a calf)
is dependent upon its mother's milk for the first three to four years of life. The
mother's milk contains antibodies to help her calf's immune system, and nutrients
such as calcium, to help the baby grow strong bones. If the baby is separated from
its mother too soon, then its chances of getting bone disease are high.
Fact: Researchers have discovered that elephants
can feel and interpret vibrations from great distances using their feet. With this
skill, elephants can feel stampedes and other nearby elephants, and use this information
to better understand what is going on around them.
Fact: Elephants are highly intelligent animals,
and are capable of emotions, such as grief. There are instances where elephants have
collected the scattered bones of fallen comrades, and assembled them into a single
pile, as though they understood that the bones used to be their friends. They have
also been known to caress the lifeless bodies, and take time to say good-bye and
pay their respects, as humans would do over the loss of a loved one.
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