In December 1978, a zoologist unexpectedly witnessed an elephant funeral on the edge of an African jungle. A sick old female elephant was surrounded by dozens of other elephants and eventually fell to the ground. The elephants mourned around her, using their trunks to cover her body with dirt, stones, dry grass, and branches, as if conducting a solemn ceremony. While some scientists believe that elephants may exhibit a form of 'burial' behavior, concrete evidence is lacking, making this phenomenon a subject of controversy. Soviet explorers, the Bugalevsky brothers, also sought the legendary 'elephant graveyard' but were unable to confirm its existence for various reasons. Today, there is a growing focus on how scientific research can help better understand and protect these precious lives.