One working elephant refused to set a log down into a hole where a dog was sleeping, while elephants encountering injured humans have sometimes stood guard and gently comforted them with their trunk.
Reiz kāds darba zilonis  atteicās likt baļķi bedrē, kurā gulēja suns, un, atrodot ievainotus cilvēkus, ziloņi reizēm ir stāvējuši sardzē un ar snuķi maigi mierinājuši ievainotos.