The book Elephants ​ — Gentle Giants of Africa and Asia explains: “A means of defense that the typical herd of elephants commonly employs is to form a circle of their bodies, with the adults facing outward against the threat and the young animals protected inside the ring. ”
जखमेची जळजळ शांत करणाऱ्‍या मलमाप्रमाणे यहोवाच्या परिपक्व उपासकांचा आधार, भावनिक किंवा शारीरिक दुःखामुळे होणाऱ्‍या वेदना शांत करू शकतो.