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Summation by Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus).

Naoko Irie¹, Toshikazu Hasegawa²

¹Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, 1560-3 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Miura 240-0193, Japan.

Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

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Summary

Asian elephants demonstrate advanced numerical cognition by successfully combining and comparing quantities. Their ability to perform summation is unaffected by quantity or distance, unlike other species studied.

Keywords:

elephants numerical cognition relative quantity judgment summation

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Area of Science:

Comparative cognition
Animal behavior
Numerical cognition

Background:

Elephants exhibit complex cognitive abilities, necessitating comparative studies with primates and other animals.
Previous research indicated elephants can discern quantity differences irrespective of distance or overall amount.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate Asian elephants' capacity for numerical summation.
To determine if elephants can combine quantities and compare the resulting sums.

Main Methods:

Elephants were presented with two buckets, each sequentially baited with 1-5 food items to create sums.
The elephants' choices between the two sums (ranging from 3-7 items) were recorded.

Main Results:

All three elephants consistently selected the bucket with the larger total quantity of food.
Performance was not influenced by the distance to the food or the overall quantity being evaluated.

Conclusions:

Asian elephants possess the ability to perform numerical summation.
Their numerical cognition appears distinct from other species, as performance is not hindered by distance or quantity variations.