- Title Pages
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
-
Chapter 1 The Amboseli Elephants: Introduction -
Chapter 2 Amboseli Ecosystem Context: Past and Present -
Chapter 3 The Human Context of the Amboseli Elephants -
Chapter 4 The Population Genetics of the Amboseli and Kilimanjaro Elephants -
Chapter 5 Habitat Use, Diet Choice, and Nutritional Status in Female and Male Amboseli Elephants -
Chapter 6 Ecological Patterns of Variability in Demographic Rates -
Chapter 7 Patterns of Occupancy in Time and Space -
Chapter 8 Signals, Gestures, and Behavior of African Elephants -
Chapter 9 Behavioral Contexts of Elephant Acoustic Communication -
Chapter 10 Vocal Communication and Social Knowledge in African Elephants -
Chapter 11 Elephant Cognition: What We Know about What Elephants Know -
Chapter 12 Female Reproductive Strategies: Individual Life Histories -
Chapter 13 Female Social Dynamics: Fidelity and Flexibility -
Chapter 14 Calf Development and Maternal Rearing Strategies -
Chapter 15 Friends and Relations: Kinship and the Nature of Female Elephant Social Relationships -
Chapter 16 Decision Making and Leadership in Using the Ecosystem -
Chapter 17 Male Social Dynamics: Independence and Beyond -
Chapter 18 Longevity, Competition, and Musth: A Long-term Perspective on Male Reproductive Strategies -
Chapter 19 The Maasai-Elephant Relationship: The Evolution and Influence of Culture, Land Use, and Attitudes -
Chapter 20 The Behavioral Responses of Elephants to the Maasai in Amboseli -
Chapter 21 Ethical Approaches to Elephant Conservation -
Chapter 22 The Future of the Amboseli Elephants -
Appendix 1 Methods -
Appendix 2 Large Animal Species Referred to in the Book - References
- Contributors
- Index
Elephant Cognition: What We Know about What Elephants Know
Elephant Cognition: What We Know about What Elephants Know
- Chapter:
- (p.174) Chapter 11 Elephant Cognition: What We Know about What Elephants Know
- Source:
- The Amboseli Elephants
- Author(s):
Richard W. Byrne
Lucy A. Bates
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
Elephants have a reputation for formidable memory and intelligence, but research specifically investigating their cognitive abilities is still in a nascent stage. This chapter assesses what is currently known about the cognitive skills of elephants by reviewing evidence available from a wide range of sources: it includes observations from field studies of wild elephants and anecdotal reports gathered from the trainers of semi-captive, working elephants, in addition to the relatively few studies of elephant cognition published in scientific journals. To put this preliminary assessment into perspective, the chapter makes comparisons with primates.
Keywords: elephant cognition, cognitive ability, memory, cognitive skills, primates, working elephants
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- Title Pages
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
-
Chapter 1 The Amboseli Elephants: Introduction -
Chapter 2 Amboseli Ecosystem Context: Past and Present -
Chapter 3 The Human Context of the Amboseli Elephants -
Chapter 4 The Population Genetics of the Amboseli and Kilimanjaro Elephants -
Chapter 5 Habitat Use, Diet Choice, and Nutritional Status in Female and Male Amboseli Elephants -
Chapter 6 Ecological Patterns of Variability in Demographic Rates -
Chapter 7 Patterns of Occupancy in Time and Space -
Chapter 8 Signals, Gestures, and Behavior of African Elephants -
Chapter 9 Behavioral Contexts of Elephant Acoustic Communication -
Chapter 10 Vocal Communication and Social Knowledge in African Elephants -
Chapter 11 Elephant Cognition: What We Know about What Elephants Know -
Chapter 12 Female Reproductive Strategies: Individual Life Histories -
Chapter 13 Female Social Dynamics: Fidelity and Flexibility -
Chapter 14 Calf Development and Maternal Rearing Strategies -
Chapter 15 Friends and Relations: Kinship and the Nature of Female Elephant Social Relationships -
Chapter 16 Decision Making and Leadership in Using the Ecosystem -
Chapter 17 Male Social Dynamics: Independence and Beyond -
Chapter 18 Longevity, Competition, and Musth: A Long-term Perspective on Male Reproductive Strategies -
Chapter 19 The Maasai-Elephant Relationship: The Evolution and Influence of Culture, Land Use, and Attitudes -
Chapter 20 The Behavioral Responses of Elephants to the Maasai in Amboseli -
Chapter 21 Ethical Approaches to Elephant Conservation -
Chapter 22 The Future of the Amboseli Elephants -
Appendix 1 Methods -
Appendix 2 Large Animal Species Referred to in the Book - References
- Contributors
- Index
