In a novel method to prevent elephant incursions onto farmland in Kenya, they have tapped into the elephant’s dislike of bees by lining fences with beehives which have proved to be an effective deterrent to the animals. The idea for elephant-proof fences guarded by bees …
In this video, we see a man in Asia who clearly knows this group of elephants very well and he is calling them at a distance. They come almost immediately. As they approach him, he talks to them in their language. He places his hands …
This elephant waits by the side of the road where there is a sign saying “CAUTION ELEPHANT CROSSING”. I guess they realise that they have a right of way at this point. He/she is waiting for a truck carrying sugar cane, a favorite food. When …
The elephant is said to have a long memory. It is a species of animal which is known for this attribute. Now, the “sniff test” has proved it unquestionably. This is a nice story, too, of the reunion of a mother with her daughter after …
This is a classic example of human-animal conflict in a wildlife park. The video went viral. I’m not sure where it was made. Clearly it is somewhere in Asia. I do not think that it is India. It might be Indonesia or one of those …
The elephant seems to kick the motorbike out of irritation at its presence. I think he sees it as a potential threat, as an animal, and kicks it to ensure that it doesn’t bother him. Perhaps, in India, elephants are used to seeing humans on …
This is somewhere in India; a place where they have interactions with wildlife that nearly all of us in the West can’t imagine in our wildest dreams. Imagine in the UK having horses stabled up for the night and two elephants bowl along and start …
The question in the title is asking whether individual elephants or elephants acting together deliberately target an individual person or persons with the intention of killing them. In the human world this is murder so the question could be rephrased as to whether elephants deliberately …
Research has clearly indicated that senior males in a group of males serve a useful purpose in keeping the younger members of the group in order. When an old bull elephant is present, they are more likely to behave less aggressively towards vehicles, livestock and …
