Say Goodbye To The Elephants Summary

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Did you know that wild animals have attitudes? I thought it wasn’t true, but it honestly is and it can be seen in both The World’s First Superstar by Lauren Tarshis and in Say Goodbye To The Elephants by Adee Braun. These two articles are perfect examples of how attitudes have changed since Jumbo’s time and why they have changed.
All animals have done a good job showing that they have attitudes, and that we need to respect them. They have changed since Jumbos time due to the evolution of learning human experienced. The humans learned what the animals liked and disliked about everything they did. According to Adee Braun, Braun states “they are highly social and intelligent creatures” (Braun 15). The author says this because, this suggest that

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