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

Explanation:

1. Option 1 overstates the conclusion: the passage only says this is a possible example of human-like emotional connection, not that the responses definitively prove it.
2. Option 2 is too broad: the study only focuses on elephants, not all animals.
3. Option 3 is a valid, cautious generalization: the experiments show elephants consistently prefer the remains (ivory, skull) of other elephants over non-elephant objects, which matches the description of "apparently" responding to these remains as noted in the passage.

Answer:

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