Cognitive Animals
Some people believe elephants are not cognitive animals. However, “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”, “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task”, and “Elephants Console Each Other” prove those people wrong. The passage, “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”, explain that elephants know when to use teamwork in order to accomplish a task. For instance, in “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”, a group of Asian elephants learned that in order to achieve a bowl of corn, they had to pull together. This shows that through cognitive thinking, elephants learned to use teamwork. In the study, elephants were tested to see if they knew when they needed help. During this test, the elephants waited for another elephant to come while they held the rope, which shows that they understood when they needed assistance. Also, Joshua Plotnik, a postdoc in experimental psychology stated that that showed that the elephants comprehended when they needed help. A procedure is explained in “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a …show more content…
The elephants’ reactions in all of the studies conducted prove that elephants are cognitive animals because of the way they reacted. For example, if the elephant Mae Perm did not condole Jokia, and the elephants in the rope procedure did not act accordingly, elephants would perhaps be considered not cognitive animals. Elephants would probably be considered as not cognitive because they were oblivious to their scenarios, but due to the elephants’ behaviors, they are considered cognitive animals. Another thing the tests revealed is that elephants know when and how to react appropriately to certain situations. For instance, Mae Perm’s behavior in soothing Jokia was appropriate because she successfully helped calm her down, which shows that elephants are cognitive
Some people believe elephants are not cognitive animals. However, “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”, “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task”, and “Elephants Console Each Other” prove those people wrong. The passage, “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”, explain that elephants know when to use teamwork in order to accomplish a task. For instance, in “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”, a group of Asian elephants learned that in order to achieve a bowl of corn, they had to pull together. This shows that through cognitive thinking, elephants learned to use teamwork. In the study, elephants were tested to see if they knew when they needed help. During this test, the elephants waited for another elephant to come while they held the rope, which shows that they understood when they needed assistance. Also, Joshua Plotnik, a postdoc in experimental psychology stated that that showed that the elephants comprehended when they needed help. A procedure is explained in “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a …show more content…
The elephants’ reactions in all of the studies conducted prove that elephants are cognitive animals because of the way they reacted. For example, if the elephant Mae Perm did not condole Jokia, and the elephants in the rope procedure did not act accordingly, elephants would perhaps be considered not cognitive animals. Elephants would probably be considered as not cognitive because they were oblivious to their scenarios, but due to the elephants’ behaviors, they are considered cognitive animals. Another thing the tests revealed is that elephants know when and how to react appropriately to certain situations. For instance, Mae Perm’s behavior in soothing Jokia was appropriate because she successfully helped calm her down, which shows that elephants are cognitive