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SUMMARY:Scent\, Sight and Smarts in Asian Elephants: Another Case for Conv
 ergent Cognitive Evolution? - Joshua Plotnick (Dept. Experimental Psycholo
 gy\, University of Cambridge.  Head of Elephant Research\, Golden Triangle
  Asian Elephant Foundation\, Anantara Golden Triangle\, Chiang Saen\, Thai
 land.  President\, Think Elephants International\, Inc.\, New York)
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CONTACT:Diane Pearce
DESCRIPTION:Elephants present an interesting case for the study of the evo
 lution of intelligence\, as they are a highly appreciated yet highly under
 studied species. They are well-known for their complex social behavior and
  their well-adapted capacity for intraspecific communication\, but due to 
 their sheer size and the difficulty of testing them experimentally\, littl
 e is known about their cognition. Here\, I present a group of studies\, bo
 th observational and experimental\, aimed at better understanding elephant
  social cognition. Elephants demonstrate mirror self-recognition\, a prope
 nsity toward partner-driven cooperation and attention directed at conspeci
 fics in distress\, suggesting they are strong candidates for the study of 
 convergent cognitive evolution.\n\n
LOCATION:Library\, Sub-Department of Animal Behaviour\, Madingley
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