Elephants at Knysna Elephant Park, South Africa, appeared much less pressured when the park was closed to vacationers throughout lockdown
Christina Tholander
A wildlife park in South Africa is not permitting vacationers to the touch elephants after analysis confirmed that the animals had been pressured by human guests.
When the park closed as a result of covid-19 pandemic, researchers noticed a pointy fall in behaviours newly recognized as seemingly indicators of hysteria in elephants. As soon as the park reopened to vacationers, the elephants exhibited anxious behaviours much more than earlier than the lockdown, prompting the choice to ban …
