I recently came across an interesting story of a South African conservationist named Lawrence Anthony. He was known for his work amongst elephants. It is said that just after Lawrence's death in his house, a group of elephants marched their way to his house for 12 hours, and hung around for two days before making their way to the bush. There is a number of reports in this regard. When The Elephants Came To Mourn The Elephant Whisperer
Going through some of Anthony's sayings from his books, I found some which were in sync with the above incident... Lawrence Anthony Quotes (Author of The Elephant Whisperer)