Lawrence Anthony, known for being the author of the book "The Elephant Whisperer" died last March at the age of 61. In 1999 he rescued and rehabilitated a group of wild South African elephants that had been considered dangerous to humans. According to the man's family, the elephants seemed to remember what he had done for them, and would spend a period of two days in front of Anthony's house, taking part in his wake.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him
Lawrence Anthony, known for being the author of the book “The Elephant Whisperer” ("The Elephant Whisperer") died last March at the age of 61. In 1999 he had rescued and rehabilitated a group of wild elephants of South Africa which had been considered dangerous to humans. According to the man's family, the elephants were shown to be able to remember what he had done for them, and they would spend a period of two days in front of Anthony's house. taking part in his wake.
Anthony, who lived between Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi, was known for his ability to communicate with elephants, managing to calm down those specimens who had suffered trauma. In his book he told his own story of rescuing South African elephants, at the request of an animal rights association. Anthony was able to understand how the only way to save those elephants, considered violent and indomitable, was live by their side night and day, in order to learn their behaviors and communicate with them.
When the man was suffering from a heart attack that it was fatal to him, the elephants, which were several miles away from his home, scattered in different parts of the park that hosted them, they traveled for over 12 hours in order to reach the place where their savior was. According to Anthony's son Jason, both groups of elephants he had looked after arrived shortly after the man's death. The elephants had not reached the village in which he had lived for a year and a half, and this had led the family to assume that they had somehow perceived what had happened.
It is difficult to explain how they felt that Anthony's life was in danger, but it seems that elephants are among those animals. able to feel pain for the disappearance of a member of their pack, who would, in a sense, be mourned for days. According to experts, elephants would be able to feel pain over the death of a family member, just like we do.
The ability of elephants to feel deep emotions is also evidenced by the video that we present to you. The documentary shows the rapprochement between two elephants, Shirley and Jenny, after a twenty-year separation. The two elephants continued to live together for the next six years, until Jenny's death in 2006, after which Shirley spent two days in the forest without eating. Elephants are capable of being moved. And they do not forget.
