That’s what happened to an Asian elephant in an experiment looking at social intelligence among animals, which researchers are learning is far more complex than previously thought. You can read more about it in Scientific American’s “Secret Lives of Animals,” a special collector’s edition available on newsstands until July 10. There’s an examination of same-sex couplings in the animal kingdom, which details several of the reasons these relationships can evolve. Then there’s the tear-jerker “When Animals Mourn” by Barbara J. Read moreWhat floppy-eared foxes taught us about how animals became tameA kitten nursery saves tiny lives in a city aiming to become ‘no kill’

Source: Washington Post June 10, 2017 15:00 UTC