Extended Response . 21 July 2014. Asian elephants console and reassure one another when in … They help baby elephants … But new evidence finds that using physical touches and vocalizations is not a human behavior alone but elephants too are able to console each other in times of distress this way. Reprinted with permission. Then, the elephants would move toward each other, touch each other's faces and genitals, and put their trunks in each other's mouths and chirp, he said. Assessment Items (9) Multi-part Response . PHOTOGRAPH BY ZSSD, MINDEN PICTURES/CORBIS. Elephants, both African and Asian, have long been considered empathetic animals. The short list of animals that console stressed-out … The study was conducted by Emory University and Think Elephant International on Asian elephants and is the first proof of the emotional support jumbos provide each other. I can interpret the purpose of a portion of the text and provide supporting textual evidence.

[Video: Asian Elephants Console the Distressed] Elephants Feel Empathy and Console Each Other. From “Elephants Console Each Other” by Virginia Morell, 18 February 2014. By Virginia Morell Feb. 18, 2014 , 7:00 AM. Asian elephants caress each other when stressed. Web. RI.8.1 . Elephants Console Each Other. By Hannah Osborne. February 18, 2014 14:07 GMT.