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How elephants grieve and bury their dead

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Updated on: 29 February,2024 06:45 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Ranjeet Jadhav | ranjeet.jadhav@mid-day.com

New paper by IFS officer and Pune researcher details the elaborate last rituals of Asian elephants

How elephants grieve and bury their dead

Asian elephants bury carcasses with their legs upright

Key Highlights

  1. A ground-breaking study sheds light on the behaviour of Asian elephants
  2. This research provides unprecedented insights into the burial practices of Asian elephants
  3. Research states that environmental changes drive Asian, African elephants to human spaces

In a ground-breaking study that sheds light on the behaviour of Asian elephants, a recent paper authored by IFS Parveen Kaswan, a prominent figure in the Indian Forest Service, along with Pune-based researcher Akashdeep Roy has been published in a prestigious academic journal. 

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