Elephants Can Lend A Helping Trunk Summary

To begin with, the first article, “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk.” Written by Virginia Morell, talks about what experiment they are using and how they

Have you ever wondered how intelligent elephants are? I bet you guessed not very intelligent however, you would be wrong. Elephants are actually very intelligent. This is explained in the video Elephants Show Cooperation, the article “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”, and a passage from the study “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task”. These sources all explain an experiment involving Asian Elephants and teamwork activities. Although the video, article, and passage from the study all explain the same topic and experiment, the delivery of information is all very different which influence the reader’s understanding of the

The university did many tests where they put animals through stressing events. They would put seemingly dangerous or threatening elephants in position the to elephant. For instance, it states, “When responding to a distressed elephant, other elephants would often use their trunks to gently touch the upset elephant's face or put their trunks in its mouth, which is almost like a handshake or hug in humans, Plotnik said.(source A)” This is a very vulnerable position for the elephants and the elephants are basically saying it's ok. Hence elephant does this to show that it is not here to harm but to console. Another way the elephants consoles or calms down the other elephant is through vocalization. For example in the article it states, “‘The vocalization I heard most often following a distress event was a high, chirping sound,’ Plotnik said. ‘I've never heard that vocalization when elephants are alone. It may be a signal like, 'Shhh, it's OK' -- the sort of sound a human adult might make to reassure a baby.’(source A)” The elephants also use physical contact to assure the elephants. Using different tools the elephant calms the other

Elephants are largely affected by what they see and conceive, which makes Maggie Nelson’s image flow a theory to

The book entitled When the Elephants Dance by Tess Uriza Holthe is a fiction novel based in the capital of the Philippines called Manila. The book took place during World War II when the Japanese occupied the Philippines. The book was very interesting as the author, Holthe, made the reader feel as if he/she was experiencing the action. I liked the book because of its great explanation and because it was told in three different perspectives. I did not like the quick transitions into storytelling because I got a little confused while reading.

Asian Elephants have been proven to be one of the smartest animals on the planet. There are various things that have been video recorded and scientifically tested to prove that animals can do human like things. Some of the things that elephants are capable of doing are identifying

Most people think that elephants drink the water directly from their nose, but they actually blow the water into their mouth through the nostrils. The trunk also is used for preparing meals, and picking up objects and food. Elephants can also show their mood through their trunk. They are able to fend off other elephants of can use the trunk as a punching or thrusting weapon. Also, the tip of the trunk is different on both species. The African elephant has two “fingers” on the end and Asian elephants have one “finger” on the end of the trunk. However this does not make the Asian elephant any less skillful, but most of the time they approach many things differently.

The largest animal on earth is the African elephant. They grow to be ten to twelve feet tall at the shoulders. They may weigh six tons. That is about the same as what a big truck weighs. African elephants have three traits. They have large ears, long curved tusks, and flexible trunks. Their big ears help the elephants to keep cool. They move their ears back and forth like a fan. African elephants also use their ears for communication. Happiness and anger are two feelings they show. Male and female elephants have curved tusks that stick out of the sides of their mouths. The tusks may grow up to eight feet long. The elephants’ trunks are used for many purposes. They use them for breathing, for sucking up water, for smelling, and

Elephants seem to have a gigantic part in the modern culture. The wisdom of elephants as they get older is something that we see reflective in people. The calmness and strength of the elephant are virtues that many cultures would love to see as part of their own selves. One of the most famous among all elephants is Dumbo from the early movies of the Disney. Dumbo is an adorable elephant born to a circus mom. However, all of the other elephants and animals make fun of him due to his enormous flappy ears. On the bright side, Dumbo is able to overcome that problem and even learns to fly with his big ears. He teaches us the value of friendship and of finding good things within ourselves instead of just giving up. In reality, an elephant is

First and foremost, elephants are animals that are usually very intelligent. In the article, “ Elephants can lend a helping trunk”, it explains how scientists test elephants cooperation skills. They scientists set up a simple task for the elephants to do. For instance, they had a table attached to two strings holding corn at the end. In paragraph 2 of “Elephants can lend a helping trunk, “ it quotes,” If one animal pulled the rope before

The two authors Morrel and Plotnik have somewhat different styles while still maintaining a factual and scientific article about the research on elephants. They both talked about how the elephants learned to cooperate with each other in their articles. They talked about different experiments and evidence that proves that Elephants work together, but it many similar and different ways.

In summary, there are many differences found in the pieces that revolve the same idea that elephants can be smarter than they appear. These differences can be found in the way the author presents the information, and in the author's tone. Some of the articles are more serious and fact based, while others are somewhat biased and more opinionated. To conclude, the articles are similar in the sense that they are talking about the tests the elephants took, but the differences are what give different points of view of the information and better understanding of what is going on.

The first thing that jumps out is the tuba placed where the elephant’s head should be. It looks very out of place, this big, brass, instrument. The only detail that stands out as different from a normal elephant is that ridiculously harsh-looking tuba. In place of a tusk is the mouthpiece. Why does this elephant only have one tusk? There are two more elephants in the background that also have tuba heads, but these don’t stick out as prominently as the one in front.

This time, the translucent buckets had 2 small holes on their lids and then were placed inside of larger metal baskets. Then there was a smaller orange bucket placed inside of the translucent bucket that contained the reward, which this time instead of just sunflower seeds, it was sunflower seeds mixed with pineapple. During the test experiment the bucket was baited with the lid secured so the elephant was only allowed an “investigation phase,” then the lids were opened and the elephants were allowed to choose called the “choice phase.” This went on for four sets of 10 experiments. The control was basically identical to the experimental test other than instead of two holes in the lids, there were none. The lids were just removed after the first

The behavior of different species of wildlife which are brought into the circus industry also varies, and they therefore require different living conditions. Observing the natural behavior of tigers versus lions illustrates this fact. Unlike tigers, which have a mainly solitary existence, lions are very social, and are really the only big cats which display this characteristic (Whitney). Furthermore, elephants have yet another type of lifestyle, and “form deep family bonds and live in tight matriarchal family groups” (Whitney). By looking at just these few select animals, one can see that they all require different treatment based on their natural predilections. Tigers may be comfortable to exist in solitude with the circus, but a lion would be more accustomed to travelling with his pride, not alone, a sentiment which would be shared my an elephant used to being with a family. Moreover, separate from their preferences for company, both tigers and lions are extremely territorial and are usually in charge