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Title
Elephants Know What It Means to Point, No Training Required.
Abstract
The article discusses 2013 research by researchers Richard Byrne and Anna Smet regarding the abilities of elephants to understand pointing by human beings, which is said to point to cognitive similarities between humans and elephants. It is said that elephants may point using their trunks, while they have close social connections with each other.