"His wife" has a name too, and it's Lélia Wanick Salgado. They're both environmentalists so they both should be recognized.

Elephants mourn their dead... they made this man an honorary member of the herd. This is so sweet and sad.

Beautiful Souls.

They were mourning a loved one!

They are so smart!

I whole heartedly recommend reading "The Elepant Whisperer", a book penned by Anthony Lawrence. It's a book about his work on his private reserve in South Africa. I couldn't put it down, had to finish it in one go.

A fitting tribute from the Family to a member's passing

everytime i see this story it always tug on my tiny heart strings

Amazing that they knew. Such loyal and intelligent giants.

He did so much for conservation in South Africa

Elephants are just the best.

They considered him one of them. 🩶🐘🩶

This story gets me every time. They came to pay their respects to him.

Back onion ninjas! Get back 😭

I love elephants. They have the humanity that we need so much.

How did they know he died?

Oh that's so amazing!

i remember reading about this. its absolutely beautiful that they knew to do this. x

so was there a disturbance in the force that told them he died? How did they know then?

How did they know he died?

But, how did they know he had died ???

Animals are so much more than humans give them credit for.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/nc-man-allegedly-robs-bank-health-care-jail/story?id=13887040

#AnElephantNeverForgets #YouNeverForgetAnElephant

Also a fun fact: The herd came back to the reserve again on the anniversary of his death a year later to mourn him

A hero to another species is very cool.

And a elephant never forgets

That's so humbling, I personally think, we, as the human race, could learn a lot from elephants....

Damn those onion cutting ninjas

I read his wifes, Francoise's book called An Elephant in My Kitchen. I highly recommend it!

I remember reading about this year's ago!

12 hours away is a STRONG sense of ESP! 😳 💕

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Okay, but did the elephants learn about Lawrence when they checked their email? Or do they just have magic death detectors? And when they "stayed in silence", is that as opposed to their usual habits of rollerblading around the place while blasting hip hop music? This is comically incomplete and/or misleading.

Hero ❤️❤️❤️

My neighbour is a tiny 5 foot, 100 lbs, woman in her 70s and she's a karate black belt + 5 or 6 dans. She actually owns a karate dojo. I pity the fool who's gonna try to rob her!

lmaoooo he’s pulling a sassy harry

He’s a savant.

Gray story but healthcare to save someone’s life should not drain your f*****g life savings

“wHeRe aRe tHe pEaNuT bUtTeR bArS, jErRy?”

A true life saver!!

❤️

He is a world treasure. Was a cutie, too...

Same trend can be observed in humans!

America runs on revenge. Revenge is not justice.

Good for him and others around him!

Why wasn't I invited?

That's a great idea

When a loved one leaves the pain is insurmountable. In my opinion,this pain never leaves. This insurmountable loss and pain becomes a part of our life as we cherish the memories.