In the forest, elephants, including the type of animal that have a high level of vigilance and not easy to believe, including with its own kind. Although so badly they can live in groups. While many animals can differentiate between friends and where your opponent, a bit of an animal that can distinguish threat posed between groups of dangerous predators. Special abilities seem to need to see which group caused the greatest threat and must be aware of.African elephants also have this capability. Lucy A Bates, Richard W. Lucy A Bates, Richard W. Byrne from Andrews university, Scotland to prove that by using smells and visual signals, elephants can distinguish certain groups of species of predators.
In a report featured in Current Biology, describes an experiment that they did in the Amboseli National Park, Kenya. The elephants there, usually confronted with several ethnic groups, including the Maasai, the young people liked to spear the elephant, and the Kamba, a farmer who did not dangerous for them.
The researchers studied the reaction of elephants when confronted with pieces of cloth that are full of smells that will never be used by the Maasai tribe, the tribe Kamba and the only one who has never been used. Reaction to the piece of cloth that elephants have a distinctive odor Maasai tribe is very clearly visible, where the elephant ran away quickly, sometimes even does not stop until she blocked the tall grass. This reaction is very different from that caused by the Kamba tribe clothes and clothes that have not been used, the average does not give effect to the elephant.
Wherever both in the desert, ocean and grassland, would be very helpful if you can identify your enemies. Even Sun Tzu, war from China experts say that recognizing the enemy means ensuring 50% victory.
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