[post_page_title]Elephants can suffer from PTSD[/post_page_title]
It’s often said that an elephant never forgets, but you might not have known that this saying is grounded in extremely harsh reality. Trauma plays a significant role in elephants’ psychological state, while undergoing a serious calamity such as separation from their herd may actually bring on a form of what we know in humans as post-traumatic stress disorder, which army veterans sometimes suffer. “You have sustained psychological trauma, (but without) any of the traditional healing structures of the elephant family and culture,” said Gay Bradshaw, a trans-species psychologist.
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