Elephant Society and Behavior Quiz

What is the primary social structure for female elephants?

• They stay in their family groups for life.

• They form new groups with other females.

• They live alone.

• They join bachelor herds.

How do male elephants typically change their social group as they mature?

• They join a bachelor herd.

• They form a new family group.

• They remain with their family group.

• They live alone.

What unique method do elephants use to communicate over long distances?

• Scent marking

• Visual signals

• Infrasound

• High-pitched sounds

What behavior suggests that elephants are aware of death?

• They ignore the remains of other elephants.

• They become aggressive.

• They show interest in the remains of elephants they did not know.

• They leave the area immediately.

How do elephants provide comfort to each other?

• By vocalizing loudly

• By touching with their trunks

• By ignoring each other

• By running away