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Bees to make elephants 'buzz off'
10/15/07 -
Living Nature
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The buzz of angry bees could provide some relief for African villagers whose crop fields are regularly pillaged by hungry elephants.
Oxford University researchers found that elephants would quickly vacate a spot after hearing recordings of bees.
The insects are able to inflict painful stings inside the animals' trunks, and it is thought that elephants have learned to avoid them.
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