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Elephants use mental maps to keep track of family members

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Uploaded by on Dec 5, 2007

Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12998-elephants-use-mental-maps-to-trac...

By sniffing a family member's urine, elephants are able to keep track of them when they travel large distances.

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  • Thank we use mobile phones instead. Family gatherings would be pretty messy.

  • urine luck

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  • Next time, i'm gonna piss on the footpath to make sure i don't get lost lol :)

  • Lol the have to smell piss.

  • yeah, thank god

  • Their world is so different from ours.

  • Dear newscientistvideo

    Thank you for enrichments.

    Elefants are so sensitive, is unbelievable for average human being.

    Thank you again.

  • Animals same human feelings. they feel love and loyal to someone who care for them...Thats why animals like elephant, cat or dog is one of the most funniest companion..you must love them

  • since when is piss a mental map?

  • wow thats better than instant messaging

  • Creationists, please go read.

    Evolution, it's not a god, it's truth, something theism doesn't aspire to realize.

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