African elephants prefer Serengeti National Park

[xchrom]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21279321


Elephants get stressed near humans


Wild African elephants prefer to live in safer, protected areas and become stressed when they leave them.

Scientists have found African elephants living outside Serengeti National Park are more stressed than those within the protected area.

More elephants also choose to live inside the park, suggesting they "know" which areas are safer to live in, and actively avoid humans.

Details are published in the African Journal of Ecology.

[dipsydoodle]

1. I think they should all have some form of protection.

Rec'd

[Demeter]

2. I know how the elephants feel. I have the same desire.

Good morning, X!

[xchrom]

3. good morning, miss demeter!

[d_r]

4. well of course they do nt

[malthaussen]

5. They get stressed around humans? I get stressed around humans! n/t

[intheflow]

6. As if this is unusual or species-specific.

Elk congregate in Estes Park, CO, because they know it's safe - no elk hunting allowed in town. I know of white tail deer in Massachusetts that do the same, they hang in parks with no hunting. Animals aren't stupid, it's human arrogance that assumes them to be so.

[applegrove]

7. Elephants Never Forget!