--> Elephants have the largest brain of any land animal.
--> Elephants have three times as many neurons as humans.
--> This explains why they demonstrate a high level of intelligence.
--> They have a very large and highly complex neocortex.
--> Elephants can tell the difference between human language and know which languages belong to people with a history of hurting elephants.
If they hear a language from someone who is more likely to pose a threat then Elephants switch into defensive mode.
--> Elephants also know when to come to humans for help and find us even over long distances.
--> Elephants also exhibit some complex social behavior. Their families can only be separated by death and capture.
--> The African elephant is the largest mammal on land.
--> Elephants can also understand human pointing without any training.
--> Elephants uses mud as sunscreen. Elephants give hugs with trunks.
--> Baby elephant suck their trucks for comfort. Just like human babies suck their thumb.
--> Elephants often form close bonds with companions. And can recognize them even after long periods of separation.
--> During an intelligence test employing food rewards. Elephant found shortcuts that not even the researches had thought of.
--> Elephants do not have sweat glands.
--> They are also excellent swimmers. They swim submerged underwater using their trunks as snorkels.
They can swim 6hours nonstop then rest without sinking.