Asian elephants reassure others in distress
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 08:01
in Psychology & Sociology
Asian elephants console others who are in distress, using physical touches and vocalizations, finds a study to be published in the open access journal PeerJ. The findings are the first empirical evidence of consolation in elephants, says lead author Joshua Plotnik, who began the research as a graduate student of psychology at Emory University.