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VetBooks.ir outlined above. Further understanding of ognise symbols that represent choices the
animal would like to make regarding its
disease progress and transmission in ele-
phants will no doubt advance in line
(Savage‐Rumbaugh et al. 2001). Even activi-
with advancements in elephant training daily routine, not unlike some great apes
(Magnuson et al. 2017). As will the ability of ties that an elephant would like to partici-
caretakers to probe deeper into the cogni- pate in, could be presented as choices he or
tive capacities of one of the world’s most she makes by communicating with a trainer.
socially complex animals, with an eye As the zoos of the world continue to focus
towards educational outreach (Carey 2018) efforts towards conservation and the appre-
and the proliferation of a conservation ori- ciation of nature, the effective training of
ented culture amongst zoo visitors. In the zoo elephants dedicated to increased animal
future, zoo elephants may be trained to rec- welfare will serve a critical role.

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