Talk:African elephant

Discrepancy with elephant cognition

On African elephant, it says "The elephant's brain is similar to a human brain in terms of structure and complexity; the elephant's cortex has as many neurons as that of a human brain,[47] suggesting convergent evolution.[48]". But then on elephant cognition, it says "Although initially estimated to have as many neurons as a human brain,[2] the elephant's cortex has about one-third of the number of neurons as a human brain.[1]". I don't know which one is right but it's contradictory.

Revenge taking by elephants

I believe these sources (, ) more than adequately justify the inclusion of the text deleted by @User:AndyTheGrump. A mention of the 68 or 70 year-old Indian woman killed by elephants who then later disrupted her funeral service to trample her corpse () is incredibly instructive and should be included as well. 65.88.88.56 (talk) 20:52, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

The first source is is press release, describing an unnamed New Scientist article which apparently reports that "some scientists to believe the animals may be seeking revenge". It in no shape or form supports the text of your edit, which rather than discussing the 'beliefs' of 'some scientists' asserts as fact that "elephants are also capable of negative behaviours such as seeking vengeance or taking revenge". The second source says absolutely nothing about elephants seeking 'revenge' and accordingly cannot be cited to support any claims about "olfactory memories". That is total WP:SYNTHESIS. As for the report from India, anecdotal, and again pure synthesis/WP:OR. We cite sources solely for what they actually say, and not for suppositions some random contributor makes about them. So no, Wikipedia policy absolutely precludes your earlier edit, and the one remaining source even remotely on topic is wholly inadequate for anything of consequence. A press release, reporting 'beliefs' second-hand', along with the opinion of one individual. If there are actual scientific papers discussing revenge-seeking behaviour in elephants, we can maybe discuss the subject, but first we need proper sources. I suggest you familiarise yourself with relevant Wikipedia policy (WP:RS and WP:OR) before responding further. AndyTheGrump (talk) 21:39, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Comparative Vertebrate Zoology

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 19 August 2025 and 2 December 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Bullshark04 (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Midnightscholar18.

— Assignment last updated by Midnightscholar18 (talk) 20:28, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: EEB388 Diversity of Mammals

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 6 January 2026 and 19 April 2026. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Fifiona16, Jason (junyoung) Park, Suzyyiii (article contribs). Peer reviewers: BigtimeBurgerboy, Ave0302, RanLiu2026, Dlf26a2089, Evalihora, Shiyinxtan, Hugocheng000.

— Assignment last updated by Ashinonyx (talk) 22:22, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

AI text

I removed the text in this diff, which appears to be at least AI edited, particularly the "Ecosystem role" section. Gnomingstuff (talk) 05:08, 20 May 2026 (UTC)