In a test of cooperation, elephants know when two trunks are better than one.
TEST FOR TWO Elephants learned to get a treat by working together, a new study shows. Pairs of elephants could snack on corn in the red bowls only if both animals pulled the rope at the same time, each grasping one end to haul the platform and its corn within reach.
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