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From: Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com>
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Subject: Re: elephant burials
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:58:51 +0000
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b.schafer@ed.ac.uk (Burkhard) writes:

> some time ago, Martin, I and a few others discussed burials, and the
> way humans think about and relate to dead ancestors.
>
> One question in this context was if similar behaviour can be found in
> other animals. Here's a short paper on a recently discovered "elephant
> graveyard" - carefully argued I'd say, without overegging the evidence
> https://theconversation.com/elephant-calves-have-been-found-buried-what-does-that-mean-225409?
>
> and here the academic paper it's based on
> https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/8826

There might be an evolutionary advantage in burying dead, as it doesn't
assist the enemies of the elephant by giving them an easy meal. Lions
can probably smell a corps from some distance if it isn't buried.

I searched back for discussions about burial and found a rather hostile
one about Homo naledi.