Do you know about this ? Study Reveals Asian Elephants Perform Calf Burial Ritual!
Elephants, renowned for their intelligence, have long been observed showing emotional behavior's, such as carrying their deceased calves on their trunks for days and even weeks. In a most recent groundbreaking study by IFS Parveen Kaswan, an Indian Forest Service officer and Pune based researcher Akashdeep Roy, published in the Journal of Threatened Taxa revealed .
While it was known that African elephants follow such practices, this was the first time such behavior was found among Asian species. however Parveen and Akashdeep used photography, field reports and post mortem examinations to uncover these facts.
The study focused on regions including Northern Bengal, covering forests, tea estates, agricultural lands and military establishments in areas like Debpara, Chunabhatti, Bharnabari, Majherdabri and the New Dooars tea gardens near Gorumara and Buxa. The cases involved calves aged between three and 12 months.
Additionally, the Asian elephants showed another unique behavior, as they avoided the paths where these calves were laid to rest !!
Note- this blog is inspired by the work and research done by IFS Mr.Parveen keaswan and he is the right person to take the credits for all the hard work done .
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