Elephants can sniff out human friends from foe

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Description: Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12802 A recent study at the University of St Andrews found that elephants fled faster when presented with clothes worn by threatening Maasai people, compared to clothes worn by the more peaceful Kamba farmers.
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NightBreeze666 ::: Favorites  2007-10-19 07:32:49 clever elephants... __________________________________________________
marque89 ::: Favorites  2007-10-19 08:24:45 that so stupid... i mean u have to be a scientist to figure that out? do u run faster from a lion or a cat? __________________________________________________
transferosome ::: Favorites  2007-10-19 08:32:07 'that so stupid... i mean u have to be a scientist to figure that out? do u run faster from a lion or a cat? ' Yeah, but until that experiment was conducted we didn't know if threat identification was just visual and auditory or involved the sense of smell. More knowledge for us. :) __________________________________________________
davidrvrthompson ::: Favorites  2007-10-23 15:23:30 this is kinda silly... so i guess if a herd of cows and sheep came by the elephants they would run away too __________________________________________________
BOZOPUSSYCAT ::: Favorites  2007-11-12 06:07:39 This research is partly true cause Historically the kamba were long distance traders.This sort of trade can only happen if you get on well with the customers (other tribes).they were also the first to host an missionary station (open to outsiders). The maasai on the other hand are a warrior tribe, viewed with suspicion & fear, and rarely mixed with others. __________________________________________________
1337cookie ::: Favorites  2007-11-24 08:29:57 They said that all the clothes were red. I also doubt there would be any sound. __________________________________________________