Elephants develop successful coping skills when back in the wild By Talker News Aug 3, 2026 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Photo by Willemijn Doelman via Pexels By Stephen BeechElephants develop successful "coping mechanisms" when returning to the wild from human care, according to new research. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm~3D6CG2E:@?D D9@H QC6H:=565Q 6=6A92?ED 42? 7:E :? H6== H:E9:? H:=5=:76 DJDE6>D 2?5 C6252AE \ 6G6? 27E6C =@?8\E6C> 42AE:G:EJ[ D2J D4:6?E:DED]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm(9:=6 E96C6 92G6 366? 2 76H :?DE2?46D @7 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ae^_c^`e^:?3C665:?8\42FD:?8\27C:42?\6=6A92?ED\E@\36\GF=?6C23=6\E@\5:D62D6^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm6=6A92?Ek^2m C6H:=5:?8D :? 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