Elephants Classify Human Ethnic Groups that Hunt Them by Odor
Posted on May 7, 2008 Comments (0)
Wash Your Clothes: Elephants Can Smell You a Mile Away
The researchers observed elephants exposed to the scent from identical cloth garments, some worn by Maasai men, others by Kamba men and some that were unworn. The Maasai scent produced the strongest reactions, with elephants moving farther and faster to distance themselves from the odor source, often not stopping until reaching tall grass. The elephants also took far longer to calm down than those exposed to scents from the Kamba and unworn cloths.
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