A new study has suggested that elephants know when they need help from another. The study, led by Dr Joshua Plotnik from the University of Cambridge, tested Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) using a table with food on which was attached to two pieces of rope. The elephants quickly learned that pulling on the piece of rope without a helper caused the rope to fall on the floor and therefore the table was not pulled closer. This advanced grasp of the need to work together indicates that elephants belong to an "elite group of intelligent animals". Studies such as this one can be really helpful in developing conservation programs for endangered animals such as these. Read more on this story here.
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