Send us Fan Mail Elephants can lift a massive log and pick up a single blade of grass, but the real shock is how emotionally intelligent they are. I talk about elephant empathy and long term memory, from recognizing herd members for decades to mourning rituals that include returning to the bones of the dead and touching them with their trunks. When you add mirror self awareness and the possibility that elephants use distinct “names” for each other, their inner life stops being a cute idea and...