13个事实改变你看待大象的方式

13个事实改变你看待大象的方式

Elephants are complicated

大象是很复杂的

Elephants captivate our hearts and imaginations. They astound us with their size and strength, such a contrast with their gentle nature and delicate touch. Despite their long history alongside humans, we have only recently begun to truly understand and explore the internal workings of these beautiful creatures.

大象吸引着我们的心和想象，它们的身材和力量让我们震惊，这与它们温和的性格，害怕被触摸形成对比。尽管它们与人类共处了很长时间，我们也只是最近才开始真正了解并探索这种美丽生物的内在活动方式。

Do elephants cry? Do they really have memorials for their dead? And importantly, was the Loch Ness Monster really an elephant?! We explore the lives of elephants and discover just how much we can relate to these huge, intellectually complex animals.

大象会哭吗?它们对死亡真的有记忆吗?更重要的是，尼斯湖水怪真的是大象吗?我们探索了大象的生活，去发现我们能与这种身形巨大、智力超群的复杂动物有多紧密的关系。

Learn about the complex emotional and social lives of elephants, as well as some of their extraordinary abilities thanks to special adaptations.

一起来了解大象的复杂情绪和社会生活，以及一些特殊的适应能力。

1.Elephants never forget a friend, or an enemy
大象永远不会忘记朋友或敌人

2.Elephants can distinguish different human languages
大象能区分不同的人类语言

3.Elephants can hear through their feet
大象能通过脚听到声音

4.Elephants are excellent swimmers
大象是游泳健将

5.Elephants aid their scared, sick and dying
大象帮助彼此的恐惧，生病和死亡

6.Elephants can suffer from PTSD
大象可能患有创伤后应激障碍

7.Elephants need their elders
大象需要它们的长辈

8.An elephant's trunk is critical to its survival
大象的鼻子对它的生存至关重要

9.The elephant's closest relative is the rock hyrax
大象最亲近的亲戚是蹄兔

10.Elephants honor the bones of their dead
大象尊敬死去的尸骨

11.Elephants can cry
大象会流泪

12.Elephants use dirt as sunscreen
大象用泥土作防晒霜

13.Elephants possess some math skills
大象掌握一些数学方面的技巧