Comments on: Bees get elephants to buzz off

By: edkus

edkus — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:15:14 +0000

Bet bees don’t scare elephants like the prospect of another three years of unelected Brown scares us!

By: MFagelson

MFagelson — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:25:21 +0000

Elephants with aversions to bees, mice….what’s next, giant squids fleeing amoebas?

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:34:13 +0000

Very interesting! Wonderful nature!

By: Gretchie

Gretchie — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:53:06 +0000

The elephants seem to have a very natural reaction to the buzzing of the bees. They look like they are hanging out under a tree at an elephant reunion that has been invaded by unwanted bees and decide to scoot. Pretty much the same reaction you would see from humans in the same situation. Just another verification that all species on Earth are closer to each other than we think. And love those ears.

By: eimster

eimster — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:36:51 +0000

“Baby elephants are especially vulnerable to angry bee swarms - their skin not being as tough as their adult counterparts - but even mature elephants can be affected by bee stings in and around their eyes and trunks so they will avoid the insects as and when possible.”

By: Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:48:03 +0000

No kidding? That’s wild …

By: eimster

eimster — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:18:43 +0000

The bees sting them on their trunks.

Eleanor

By: Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:10:53 +0000

That was a very cool video! I loved seeing their big ears perk up when they heard the bees. Obviously, elephants are no dummies …

Amazing that a beesting can penetrate their hide, though. They look so thick! I wonder if they get stung on certain parts of their bodies only … like maybe around their ears?

By: eimster

eimster — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:39:09 +0000

Thanks so much for that link. I think we all would agree: elephants aren’t stupid. On the other hand, you would have to be deeply stupid to stick around a swarm of stinging bees.

By: Del

Del — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:22:59 +0000

Man, those elephants split quick.
I wouldn’t stick around if I heard a hive of angry bees, either.

If you can’t play the video at the link above, the Telegraph has it here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/popup/ttv/morenews.jhtml?bcpid=1137942530&bclid=1155254697&bctid=1233427530