Discussion

Explanation:

As per the fourth paragraph, humans have been responsible for changing the structure of the elephant society either due to poaching or translocating elephants to different habitats. Thus it is not an exaggeration by Bradshaw. Negate option 1. Option 2 is not an accurate description as elephants are still being reared by younger and inexperienced mothers. Thus it can be negated. The passage is stating the effects of humans on the social life of the elephants. Left to their devices, elephants are still social creatures and are still being nurtures by their mothers. Thus there has been no drastic change in the elephant social structure. However, t is due to human intervention that elephants are unable to maintain their social order. Thus option 3 is incorrect. Option 4 correctly states the uses of the phrase ‘the fabric of elephant society has been effectively frayed’.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

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