Article URL: https://today.ucsd.edu/story/elephants-found-to-be-increasingly-isolated-leading-to-fractured-social-networks Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50492860 Points: 90 # Comments: 15. Humans and many other social animals thrive in well-established community networks. Asian elephants are one example of a species that flourishes in groups that work together to access food and. A 12-year observational study of female Asian elephants in Sri Lanka shows that sustained population losses can push social networks past a critical tipping point into isolated groups.