#elephant-behavior

#elephant-behavior

Male Asian elephants in Sri Lanka and southern India exhibit same-sex bonding and mounting, forming long-term affectionate relationships amid male mating competition.

First-time mammalian mothers often show clumsy, inexperienced maternal behavior, increasing early offspring mortality compared with experienced mothers.

Abe the elephant, an important study subject, exemplifies the complex social structures of elephant behavior and matriarchal leadership within their species.