they retreat almost immediately. Could this be used to keep them away from human settlements etc..
2007-10-09 00:58:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Wow, you learn something new every day.
2007-10-10 04:30:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. But then a swarm of African Bees would be pretty effective at keeping the people away from human settlements as well.
And if an Elephant is faced with a swarm of anything that it knows can do it harm, do you think it will be to concerned about the odd human or even village that is in the path of it's retreat?
2007-10-09 01:13:29 · answer #2 · answered by Ring of Uranus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds plausible. Why not sending the question in to Animal Planet? I'd retreat also if I heard a swarm of bees.
2007-10-09 06:31:45 · answer #3 · answered by lilith663 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elephants know how ferocious african honey bees are, that is why they take off when they hear bees coming. Everytime they get pricked and stung by those bees it adds more stress to their lives and they run so that the venom does not cause discomfort. We should take the elephant's example and not let little pricks get under our skins.
2007-10-09 01:19:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the key word is swarm. that is a reasonable response because a swarm could seriously injure it. peopole however are often afraid of one bee, which is stupid, so the use of bees would probably just scare off people rather than elephatnt
2007-10-09 01:05:42 · answer #5 · answered by Stephen M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't blame them! My biggest fear is getting stung by a bee. A swarm of bees is even worse! It's appropriate to say that "the bigger they are, the harder they fall".
2007-10-09 07:28:05 · answer #6 · answered by manhattanchicka 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A swarm of bees (especially African killer bees) could kill an elephant.
2007-10-09 01:07:20 · answer #7 · answered by Charlene 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I had an Elephant with tinitus once.
Didn't keep him out of the fridge.
2007-10-09 01:02:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anti theist 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Better to keep humans away from them I think.
2007-10-09 01:00:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is hardly "just discovered" news. It's been around since 2002.
http://www3.telus.net/conrad/htmghana/african_bees_to_control_african_elephants.pdf
2007-10-09 01:46:50 · answer #10 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, we should carry on with the mice doing sentry duty, or else we'll have a mutiny on our hands.
2007-10-09 01:10:47 · answer #11 · answered by Anna 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋