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Elephants have long-term memory.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that elephants have long-term memory?

Unclear. Several sources partially support the claim: an encyclopedia entry notes elephants have long memories and rely on multi-year foraging knowledge, and two peer-reviewed studies report elephants recognizing familiar scents or keepers after separations of up to 12-13 years, though the latter is a small, hedged sample. No retrieved item settles the general claim that elephants have long-term memory at full strength.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 4 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 4
Elephant cognition - Wikipedia
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Elephant cognition - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_cognition

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Long-Term Olfactory Memory in African Elephants
2023
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Hoerner, F., Lawrenz, A., Oerke, A., Müller, D. W. H., Azogu-Sepe, I., & Roller, M. (2023). Long-Term Olfactory Memory in African Elephants. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13040679

Do African Savanna Elephants ( Loxodonta africana ) Show Interspecific Social Long‐Term Memory for Their Zoo Keepers?
2024
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Do African Savanna Elephants ( Loxodonta africana ) Show Interspecific Social Long‐Term Memory for Their Zoo Keepers?. (2024). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21871

Elephantine memory.
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Elephantine memory.. (n.d.). english.stackexchange.com. https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/317851

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