This God thing

[Pendragon]

I believe this refers to memestic memory, which is not a "genetical" transmission but a behavioral one, particularly through imitation. A non-biological evolution, if you want.

You may be correct on the name, I saw the show again, it was on "News of the Weird", but the facts as given by the scientists who had been doing the study for a long time was that an elephant could find a water hole in the dry season even though they hadn't been alive last dry season but their grandmother was. They also dealt with the complex death rituals, how the bones are passed around, then restacked, the care for sick elephants even to rude medicine, and the kindergarten or nursery Dark mentions. A elephant that falls on the march is only abandoned after every effort is made to help them, even if delays the herd or endangers them.

[blazeofglory]

It is also true that during the Tusami that happend just last year, there were several people that survied becasue even before anyone knew what was happening, the animals began to head up for higher ground and the people followed suit with the animals.

In fact animals have more powerful and intense sensory organs than human beings, for they are closer to nature and they can read natural forces and happenings faster than us.