Captured below is the heart-wrenching moment when a baby
elephant stands by her mother's side, mourning her tragic loss. The
elephants that have gathered around nudge the fallen animal with her
trunk, as her baby is forced to say her final goodbye, while struggling
to come to terms with her mother's death.
Elephants
are amongst the world's most intelligent species, exhibiting a wide
variety of behaviors, including those associated with grief, learning,
allomothering, mimicry, play, altruism, use of tools, compassion,
cooperation, self-awareness, memory and possibly language.