Their intelligence. Elephants understand that ivory is the reason theyāre being killed. There are very, very few big bulls with big ivory left in the world, and the two or three still in Tsavo have become nocturnal. Iāve seen a bull with big tusks by the road turn his back, trying to hide the ivory.
Whatās the biggest misconception people have about elephants?
Daphne Sheldrick, interview in TIME Magazine, June 4, 2012
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