Elephants are majestic animals, but not all people know that these beautiful creatures are very intelligent as well.
You may have seen photos of elephants painting, assisting people, and even solving puzzles.
These are actual photos that showcase an elephant’s high level of cognitive function.
Elephants can learn, process, and remember information.
We have also seen elephants exhibiting self-awareness, dealing with emotions, and even solving problems.
Two years ago, Global Sanctuary for Elephants shared a brief clip featuring Mara, an Asian Elephant that they rescued last May 13, 2020.
According to the sanctuary, Mara used to be a circus elephant and was a resident of Ecoparque Buenos Aires for 25 years.
She has chronic GI issues and also some chronic foot issues.
Mara also has an old injury to her right front wrist because of her previous circus acts.
Even with a not-so-good past, Mara’s eyes showed hope.
She trusted her caregivers and warmed up to them as she learned that there was life outside the circus.
Mara is a very smart girl.
In a video shared by the Elephant Sanctuary last August 27, 2020, we see Mara peeling a banana and trading.
The video shows a caregiver giving Mara a banana.
The gentle elephant takes it and then, using her trunk, peels the banana.
With a few twists and turns, she successfully peels the banana and eats it.
The trunk of an elephant is composed of over 100,000 muscles, granting them immense skill and agility.
They use their trunks to breathe, drink, grasp objects, and even peel bananas!
Mara doesn’t throw the banana peel away.
While eating the fruit, her trunk held the banana peel.
This big girl has manners.
Then, after she ate the banana, Mara decided to trade the peel for an apple.
She carefully handed the banana peel to the caretaker, and she gave Mara an apple, which she happily eats.
According to the video description, when Mara first arrived at the Global Sanctuary for Elephants, she already knew how to peel her bananas.
For the staff of the sanctuary, it was a first.
After getting comfortable in the sanctuary, they noticed that Mara had stopped peeling her bananas.
She started eating them whole.
The staff of the sanctuary suspected that Mara had peeled her bananas due to boredom.
But since she arrived in the sanctuary, she started playing, meeting new friends, and exploring, she no longer had an interest in peeling bananas.
There was so much to do in the sanctuary.
Then, just a few weeks ago, she did it again, and then the day the video was taken.
Mara charmed her way to thousands of hearts.
Indeed, it shows how Mara is blooming in this sanctuary.
She is friends with her fellow elephants, Bambi, and Rana.
They are known as the “Powerpuff Girls.”
Isn’t she lovely?
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