A Rhetorical Analysis Of An Elephant Experiment

All around the world elephants are known to be one of the brightest animals to exist in our time period. The reason for people to think this is because of the many interactions they have together so they work cooperatively to complete a certain task.Though rather these theories are true or not, can be proven through a series of passages and videos. These videos and passages provide an experiment that proves that elephants can work together well. The experiment will require two elephants and their favorite rewards and a rope to pull the rewards in. In the passage "Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk, the passage speaks of how well elephants can work together to finish a task. The passage then mentions of an experiment scientists have done that proves that elephants are one of few animals that can work together well. The experiment splits 12 elephants into pair but sent to each other at different times so the elephants can realize that they do require an assistance. At the end of the passage the passage allows us to take a glimpse in how the experiment looks like. …show more content…
In the passage of "Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task¨, the author also speaks of the experiment but goes into more depth. The experiment will include two trees and corn in between of the tree but are bordered off with a volleyball net and ropes. The ropes are attached to the bowl and require two elephants to pull both ropes at the same time so they can both get the rewards. The passage then goes into depth with training with each individual elephant to go them prepared for the experiment. At the end of the passage it provides a chart of times when the elephants are released and the success rate of each