Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Six elephants die trying to save each other
at Thai waterfall
The elephant is the largest living animal on
earth. Elephants are found in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast
Asia. While male elephants leave their families when they grow up, females form
family groups that consist of female(s) and their calves. They are very social
animals and communicate with each other by touch, sight, smell, and sound. Elephants
are also known to have self-awareness and to show empathy for dying and the
dead. They can live as long as 70 years in the wild if they can survive from
poachers who are only interested in their tusks.
Recently, six elephants including a baby
elephant were found dead in a waterfall in Thailand. They are believed to have
tried to save the young elephant that had slipped from the cliff and
subsequently each other. Two surviving elephants were found trying to save or revive
the dead ones.
Of the 7,000 elephants living in the country,
half of them are in captivity.
Read the article and see the photos to learn about
how elephants live and die.
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