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While elephant graveyards may be a myth, death is a quite significant for elephants. Only humans, Neanderthals, and elephants are known to honor and mourn for the dead. When an elephant becomes ill, its herd members will often bring it food and support it to stand. When an elephant starts dying, its herd will try to revitalize it with water and food unless it becomes very quiet, which by then the herd will become silent. Elephants will typically bury their dead mourn for a few day. An elephant that was particularly close has been seen showing signs of depression. Even when a herd passes by a lone elephant that has passed away will bury it and show it similar respects. Elephants have even been known to bury dead humans they come across... Elephants are the largest continental animal on planet Earth. Of the two species of elephants, African elephants stand about 8 to 13 feet tall and weigh

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