ELEPHANT’S ENCYCLOPEDIA : ELEPHANT COMMUNICATION Part3

ELEPHANT’S ENCYCLOPEDIA : ELEPHANT COMMUNICATION Part3

Touching is especially important for mother–calf communication. When moving, elephant mothers will touch their calves with their trunks or feet when side-by-side or with their tails if the calf is behind them. If a calf wants to rest, it will press against its mother’s front legs and when it wants to suckle, it will touch her breast or leg.

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