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? 1 elephant responses to different objects indicate a human - like emotional connection to other elephants. 2 all animals have emotional responses to the deaths of others of their species. 3 elephants respond to the remains of other elephants in an apparently emotional fashion.

Explanation:

The passage focuses on elephant behavior towards remains of their species, showing preference for ivory and skulls of elephants. It doesn't prove all animals have such emotional responses, nor that it's exactly human - like. But it does show elephants have an emotional reaction to other elephants' remains.

Answer:

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