royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... new paper reviewing the evidence for elephant culture and the importance for conservation with @lucybates.bsky.social @graemeshannon.bsky.social @shermindesilva and @joshplotnik as part of a special issue on animal culture in conservation.
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Knowledge transmission, culture and the consequences of social disruption in wild elephants | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Cultural knowledge is widely presumed to be important for elephants. In all three elephant species, individuals tend to congregate around older conspecifics, creating opportunities for social transmission. However, direct evidence of social learning and ...
