Could it be that the reason why we observe "elephant burial
rituals" is not that they actually exist, but that because they exhibit
behavior that is similar to our own, we immediately draw a parallel to that
and of course remark on what IS, and not what it Appears to be. Because we
only have an understanding of what our rituals are, that is all we have to
relate these observations to.
It may just be a 'coinkydink', eh? (or then again, entirely supernatural) =)
~kristee
~I may not Think that I Am, but if I can scratch my arm, I exist.~