Two observations of rescue behavior in wild Asian elephants
Abstract We report two instances of rescue behavior in wild Asian elephants ( Elephas maximus ) in Northeast India. Adult males assisted adult females sedated during GPS‐collaring efforts, pushing them away from perceived threats. These behaviors meet the criteria for rescue behavior, providing evidence of prosocial and cognitively complex actions in elephants. Abstract in Assamese is available with online material.
Authors
- Hiten Kumar Baishya
- N. Kalita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1518-5709)
- R Saikia
- Samshul Ali
- Parikshit Kakati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8175-161X)
- Nitin Sekar
- Anupam Sarmah
- K. Barua
- Arjun Kamdar
- Kirti Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6301-1853)
- David Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8759-593X)
- Bibhuti Mazumder
- Rangjalu Basumatary
Institutions
- WWF-India (IN)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Assam Agricultural University (IN)
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (United States) (US)
- Centre For Wildlife Studies (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biotropica
- Published
- 2024-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13414
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.46