Male elephants stick together when humans are around

Male elephants stick together when humans are around

An all-male group moving towards a banana plantation on the outskirts of Bangalore city, India. Credit: FEP Nishant Srinivasaiah

The evolving tendency of endangered Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) to gather in all-male groups may be a behavioural adaptation to protect themselves in human-dominated environments, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports.

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Published by Cosmos Magazine.

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