Do elephants have good memory?

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A herd of elephants, including adults and calves, stands and drinks at the edge of a water hole in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, with grassy plains and trees in the background.

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A herd of elephants, including adults and calves, stands and drinks at the edge of a water hole in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, with grassy plains and trees in the background.

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A herd of elephants at a water hole in Zimbabwe.

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Elephants may intertwine trunks as a way of greeting or assuring each other.

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