Elephants in “Mourning” | National Geographic

if there’s anyone who thinks that only

if there’s anyone who thinks that only human beings can feel emotions like

human beings can feel emotions like

human beings can feel emotions like sorrow and grief this footage will

sorrow and grief this footage will

sorrow and grief this footage will change your mind

change your mind

change your mind an elephant family in Kenya’s Amboseli

an elephant family in Kenya’s Amboseli

an elephant family in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park comes upon the bones of

National Park comes upon the bones of

National Park comes upon the bones of their own matriarch as they tend to do

their own matriarch as they tend to do

their own matriarch as they tend to do whenever they encounter any elephant

whenever they encounter any elephant

whenever they encounter any elephant bones the elephant’s first gather around

bones the elephant’s first gather around

bones the elephant’s first gather around the bones in a defensive circle then

the bones in a defensive circle then

the bones in a defensive circle then they turn the bones over picking them up

they turn the bones over picking them up

they turn the bones over picking them up feeling every crevice

after this they touch the bones with

after this they touch the bones with their hind feet scientists who have

their hind feet scientists who have

their hind feet scientists who have studied elephant behavior are certain

studied elephant behavior are certain

studied elephant behavior are certain that elephants experience deep emotions

that elephants experience deep emotions

that elephants experience deep emotions and have some understanding about death

everything about the way these elephants

everything about the way these elephants are grieving here proves that point