Animal field note
Memory keeper
Wise Elephant
The oldest elephant in a herd remembers the way to water holes that only she has visited before.
Let's look closer
How does one elephant remember so much?
lephant families follow a grandmother, called the matriarch, who has walked the land the longest. She carries decades of memories about which rivers dry up and which forests bloom, guiding her whole family safely through every season.
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Explorer clue
Watch how a herd moves in a line, with the oldest elephant often leading the way and the youngest kept close in the middle.
Your turn to wonder
Curiosity question
If you carried a map of every place your family has ever visited, where would you lead them first?