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The Lure of the Elephant


anmadv036p4.jpgTo study the elephant is to fall under its thrall. Elephants loom large, both physically and psychologically, and the people who study them and work with them become their lifelong advocates. Researchers find much to admire in elephant society and in their temperament and actions. Although scientists were once reluctant to attribute emotions to animals, fearing the charge of anthropomorphism, today researchers writing about elephants speak freely of their loyalty, patience, devotion, courage, and cleverness, as well as their wrath. […]

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