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The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, founded in 1995, is the nation’s largest natural habitat refuge developed specifically for endangered African and Asian elephants. It operates on 2,700 acres in Hohenwald, Tennessee - 85 miles southwest of Nashville.

The Elephant Sanctuary exists for two reasons:
To provide a haven for old, sick or needy elephants in a setting of green pastures, old-growth forests, spring-fed ponds and a heated barn for cold winter nights.

To provide education about the crisis facing these social, sensitive, passionately intense, playful, complex, exceedingly intelligent and endangered creatures.
Quoted from elephants.com

Elephant Intelligence

Elephants have no fur, like humans. Did you noticed that before?

So, what is the evidence for elephant intelligence? As they say, elephants never forget. Perhaps the most poignant example of elephants’ memory and indeed emotion is their apparent understanding of death. Elephant expert Joyce Poole strongly believes that elephants grieve and therefore have a concept of life and an idea of missing another elephant. Joyce has seen elephants keeping vigil over their dead compatriots. She describes every part of their expression - on their faces, their eyes, their mouths, the way they carry their ears, their heads, and their bodies - suggesting grief. Elephants have been observed to stop when walking past a place where a companion died - a silent pause that can last several minutes.
Quoted from bbc.co.uk

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• Ele-Cam Pictorial Diary
• Elephant Pictures
• Elephant Lovers (Lots of good links about elephants)
• Eleblog (a collection of news about elephants)
• Selected Websites (Good link collection on elephants)
• Elephant Soccer (Youtube Video)

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