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3. Circus Elephants trained to sit like humans

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3. Circus Elephants trained to sit like humans

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Take a moment to consider this picture from a circus in Dallas, Texas. Do you think this is a natural behavior for an elephant? Thankfully, animal rights organizations have put enough pressure on one of the biggest circus companies in the U.S (The Ringling Brothers) to stop them from using elephants in their performances. Let's hope other circus' start to follow this trend.

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I loved this part of the book! I noticed that Ivan was able to learn to draw like a human.

Since Gorillas can learn to draw, can they also learn to write?

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I noticed that the gorilla has a blank, sad stare. He almost looks like he is thinking about being someplace else.

Can gorillas daydream?

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6.  Do these elephants have more compassion than the humans who care for them?

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6.  Do these elephants have more compassion than the humans who care for them?

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The video below shows two adult elephants rushing to the aid of a fallen baby elephant at a zoo in Zurich. The touching video shows that elephants are highly intelligent, social creatures that demonstrate powerful family bonds and nurturing skills. Do you think these magnificent creatures deserve better than being dolled up and sent on the road to do stunts for shrieking children?

http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/oct/02/baby-elephant-helping-trunk-falling-over-video

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Amateur footage shows Omysha, a six-week-old baby elephant, at Zurich zoo in Switzerland in August, as she struggles to find her footing. After falling over in her enclosure, two concerned adults rush to her rescue. The adults use a combination of trunk and tusk to lift Omysha onto her feet, as an anxious crowd look on

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Baby elephant gets a 'helping trunk' from two concerned adults after falling over - video

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Amateur footage shows Omysha, a six-week-old baby elephant, at Zurich zoo in Switzerland in August, as she struggles to find her footing. After falling over in her enclosure, two concerned adults rush to her rescue.

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The movie Dumbo depicts some of the cruelty directed toward circus elephants over the last century. In this video (starting at :58), Dumbo visits his mother who is trapped in a circus car. She is labeled as the "Mad Elephant" after defending her baby.

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5. Circus Trainers use electric rods to "teach" baby elephants to behave a certain way.

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5. Circus Trainers use electric rods to "teach" baby elephants to behave a certain way.

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2. Gorillas can take on human-like behaviors

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2. Gorillas can take on human-like behaviors

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All gorillas are very curios by nature. As humans are watching them, the gorillas are watching as well. This is why they often pick up behaviors from people. Some of them are fun and others are inappropriate. There is great debate about keeping gorillas in captivity, as they are so closely related to humans.

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There are many campaigns in place to help get gorillas their freedom. Some people don’t feel that there is any justified reason to keep these animals out of their natural environment. There are suggestions that the mental health of gorillas suffer when they are in captivity. You can often see many of them sitting there doing nothing when in the wild they would be playing, running, or eating.