elephant facts

Elephants experience grief ,they try to bury thier dead using twigs and leaves to cover the body.Elephants recognise themselfs in mirrors a self awareness very rare in animals.Thier also self medicate,if thier skin gets burnt they thrwo sand on thier backs to protect themselfs,females will chew on leaves to induce labour.Even if thier safety is at risk thier will o out ofthier way to assist others of thier kind,showing signs of compassion not a survival instticts.Elephants do not forget,research shows dominant females build up a social memory as thier get oldeer to help  recognise friend or foe,thier can suffer from post tramatic stress.Thier brian can weigh up to5kg ,larger than any other land  animal.Thier also can learnn to mimi,impressions of passing trucks or commands of keepers.Experiance loy,screaming and trumpeting whena calf is born.Same sex romances are common ,this is in the form of affectionate trunk entwining,kissing,placing tunks in each others trunks.