By: Helen Lucey

1. Elephant Emotion By: Helen Lucey http://pro.corbis.com/images/42-15389667.jpg?size=572&uid=%7BDCC5D705-84E8-4497-A1F7-60324A438224%7D http://blog.tilos.hu/bossabomdia/archives/Baby%20Elephant.jpg

2. Basic Elephant Facts • Similar development stages • Lifespan: +70 • There are two types • They are herbivores • They have very good memories and hearing http://hoglezoo.org/animal.photos/african.elephant.jpg

3. Intro to elephant society:The Herd • Consists of 9-12 elephants • Males leave at age 12 • Led by a matriarch • Often split apart • Bond groups • Greeting ceremonies • Cows v. Bulls http://pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=207&size=550x550_mb&ptp_photo_id=146787 http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1349/997404944_3f8d653e4e.jpg?

4. http://www.naturescornermagazine.com/NaturesBlog/images/elephant_love.jpghttp://www.naturescornermagazine.com/NaturesBlog/images/elephant_love.jpg Elephant Courtship • No mating season • Cows call • Cows breed at 13 • Bulls mostly over 25 • Bulls compete for mate • Bulls do not remain with mate • Pregnancy lasts 22 months http://image06.webshots.com/6/6/28/99/93462899PzJTsF_fs.jpg

5. Family Structure • Ruled by a matriarch • Males leave the family unit • Calves are born with few instincts • The whole female herd cares for the calf • Childhood lasts two years • The female herd cares for the calves http://www.africabound.com.au/Elephant%20family.jpg13428 http://www.jpbutler.com/thailand/images/elephant-8-days-old.jpg

6. Intro to Elephant Emotions www.peacecorpsonline.org • Debated for many years • Scientists observe displays of emotion • Other Scientists claim the elephant brain is not complex enough for complicated emotions www.gutenberg.org

7. Types of Emotion http://www.flickr.com/photos/residae/900013665 Scientists who have claimed to see elephants demonstrate emotion, usually see grief or joy http://hirambocachica.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/joy.jpg

8. Elephant Joy http://www.birdsasart.com/bn193.htm http://www.jamd.com/search?assettype=g&assetid=72327276&text=elephants+playing+ball • Greeting another elephant • Playing a game • Running in circles • Trumpeting loudly

9. Elephant Grief • Shown when a fellow elephant dies • Stand in one place for extended periods of time • Attempt to revive the elephant • Cry http://picasaweb.google.com/beth.r.packman/CambodiaToShare/photo#5133829734105183250 http://www.animalsaustralia.org/media/opinion.php?op=44

10. Proof • Scientists often live with the elephants • Become very close to the elephants • Observe several displays of emotion • Use these experiences as proof http://www.elephants.com/tarra/photos/tarra_start_photo.jpg

11. Proof They Don’t • Personal experience v. Numerical data • Other scientists believe that the personal experiences these scientists have with the elephant creates a bias. www.estatevaults.com/lm/archives/death_and_dying

12. Why Elephants Don’t Have Emotions: http://www.fundacionprincipedeasturias.org/ing/04/premiados/trayectorias/trayectoria802.html • Many scientists argue that the type of emotion elephants feel, isn’t true emotion at all. • Antonio R. Damasio an influential neuroscientist argues in his book Looking for Spinoza, that these emotions are just natural instincts. • Self-evaluation v. Survival instincts • Somatosensory activity http://www.benbest.com/science/anatmind/FigVI7.gif

13. THE END • Questions? • Opinions? http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahandadrian/1434723022/in/set-72157602150454614/

14. Bibliography • http://www.ufodigest.com/graveyard.html • http://elephant.elehost.com/About_Elephants • http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/html/elephant_emotion.html • http://www.elephantvoices.org/index.php?topic=tools&topic2=tools/documents/feelings.pdf • http://users.exis.net/~spook/elepha.html