Elephants are capable of representational thought

[holly_evolving]

These lines make and elephant, and these lines make a flower.

How much else can they understand?

Comments

[liliane.livejournal.com]

Wow. Maybe it was mammoths who did the cave paintings...

Even if this is some sort of trick, at the very least they trained an elephant to paint better than your average human.

[holly-evolving.livejournal.com]

I read on boingboing that it might be a hoax, too, but I'm not sure how. Someone with a better understanding than me of digital video would be able to say...but when they pan out and still show it painting? I buy it. Maybe that makes me a sucker.

[liliane.livejournal.com]

:shrugs: The world would be a much neater place if elephants were that smart. It's like...world coolness would be increased +1.