http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140218101020.htm
"Summary: Asian elephants console others who are in distress, using
physical touches and vocalizations, new research shows. The findings are
the first empirical evidence of consolation in elephants. Consolation
behavior is rare in the animal kingdom, with empirical evidence
previously provided only for the great apes, canines and certain corvids."
Long suspected, good to see some supporting evidence.
Via rasha kamel.
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