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How elephants use memory, recognition, and recall to remember humans they met decades earlier

The Reunion That Started the Questions In 1999, two Asian elephants named Shirley and Jenny were placed in the same enclosure ...
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The Science Behind the Incredible Long-Term Memory of Elephants

Elephants have excellent memories. In fact, researchers suggest their memory is just as good as that of dolphins and apes. (Though, while scientific reviews show that elephants excel in long-term ...

During Tanzania's deadly 1993 drought, an elephant matriarch's memory helped save her entire herd, while a younger leader stayed behind and more calves died

During a brutal drought in Tanzania back in 1993, one elephant's memory ended up making the difference between life and death ...

Elephant’s memory: MIT built a robot that could remember exactly where you left your household items

MIT's new DAAAM robot memory system marks a major advance in artificial intelligence. Unlike traditional robots, it remembers objects with their location and time. Powered by AI and spatial memory, it ...
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Elephant seals recognize their rivals from years prior, study finds

Humans are not the only animals that can remember the voices of their old acquaintances. Elephant seals, too, can remember the calls of their rivals even a year later. Caroline Casey, research ...
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The Science Behind the Incredible Long-Term Memory of Elephants

As the popular saying goes, "An elephant never forgets — or does it? Elephants are intelligent mammals that can recall faces and places, but how much can they actually remember? Let's find out about ...