African elephant alarm calls distinguish between threats from humans and bees

The Samburu pastoralists of Northern Kenya co-exist with African elephants, Loxodonta africana, and compete over resources such as watering holes. Audio playback experiments demonstrate that African elephants produce alarm calls in response to the voices of Samburu tribesmen. When exposed to adult m...

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Main Authors: Soltis, J, King, LE, Douglas-Hamilton, I, Vollrath, F, Savage, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014