Elephants have a good memory

According to the observer for the elephants in London Zoo - indeed, because compared to other animals, elephants have large brains - though lower than the human brain. "They have a good memory," said the observer. "If you teach an elephant to do what he can do in a few years. There were even cases where the elephants "repaid" good or evil in nearly 30 years. For example, in India, if the mahout mistreats an elephant, he will remember it and will attack him years later, as soon as the opportunity presents itself. " The expression "elephants never forget" actually came from the writer Saki. In his book, "Reginald and pursuing sins," published in 1910, he writes, "Women and elephants never forget the injuries».

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