How Good is an Elephant's Memory? - Joyce Poole

Elephants are renowned for their memory. National Geographic Explorer Joyce Poole tells Boyd that their memory is legendary, and it's just as strong as their ability to socialize. The animals will regularly visit the bodies of dead elephants from their herds, to the point that they will wear walking-paths through vegetation to these grave sites. Poole also tells the story of one wild elephant she studied named Vladimir, with which she developed quite a friendly working relationship that lasted over twelve years. She has now created an app to remotely track elephants through the observations of Maasai locals and visitors, where they upload images and herd locations and numbers for Poole to study.