Scientists have often debated about whether animals have the capacity for human-like emotional connection. One possible example of such connection is elephants that have been observed apparently paying homage to their dead. In a study conducted in Kenya, researchers placed three objects a piece of wood, a piece of elephant ivory, and an elephant skull a short distance from a herd. The elephants showed a marked preference for the ivory and the skull. They repeated the experiment with the skulls of an elephant and two other animals. As they predicted, the elephants showed a preference for the elephant skull.

Question

Scientists have often debated about whether animals have the capacity for human-like emotional connection. One possible example of such connection is elephants that have been observed apparently paying homage to their dead. In a study conducted in Kenya, researchers placed three objects a piece of wood, a piece of elephant ivory, and an elephant skull a short distance from a herd. The elephants showed a marked preference for the ivory and the skull. They repeated the experiment with the skulls of an elephant and two other animals. As they predicted, the elephants showed a preference for the elephant skull.

Which generalization can be made based on the passage?
Elephant responses to different objects indicate a human-like emotional connection to other elephants.
All animals have emotional responses to the deaths of others of their species.
Elephants respond to the remains of other elephants in an apparently emotional fashion.

Answer 1

Elephants respond to the remains of other elephants in an apparently emotional fashion.

Answer 2

The generalization that can be made based on the passage is: Elephants respond to the remains of other elephants in an apparently emotional fashion.

Answer 3

The generalization that can be made based on the passage is that elephants respond to the remains of other elephants in an apparently emotional fashion. This can be determined by the fact that in the study conducted in Kenya, the elephants showed a marked preference for the ivory and the skull, and specifically for the elephant skull. This indicates that elephants have a response to the remains of their own kind, suggesting a possible emotional connection. It is important to note that this generalization applies specifically to elephants and their response to the remains of other elephants, rather than making a blanket statement about all animals.