Amazing: Watch an Elephant Sniff for Bombs | National Geographic

we’ve just want to know exactly how good

we’ve just want to know exactly how good an elephant’s a sense of smell is and

an elephant’s a sense of smell is and

an elephant’s a sense of smell is and see if we can use them to do something

see if we can use them to do something

see if we can use them to do something else down the line just a piece of

else down the line just a piece of

else down the line just a piece of filter paper with TNT on it a small

filter paper with TNT on it a small

filter paper with TNT on it a small amount and and then other sensor we will

amount and and then other sensor we will

amount and and then other sensor we will put in petrol or diesel and you know

put in petrol or diesel and you know

put in petrol or diesel and you know mangoes and other things coffee and just

mangoes and other things coffee and just

mangoes and other things coffee and just the elephant has to ignore all the other

the elephant has to ignore all the other

the elephant has to ignore all the other scent and just only indicate to us when

scent and just only indicate to us when

scent and just only indicate to us when he smells

he smells

he smells tea

it’s very very important that you know

it’s very very important that you know people understand that we’re not there

people understand that we’re not there

people understand that we’re not there to take elephant and put them into a

to take elephant and put them into a

to take elephant and put them into a learn minefield the idea is to bring the

learn minefield the idea is to bring the

learn minefield the idea is to bring the landline field to the elephants so if we

landline field to the elephants so if we

landline field to the elephants so if we can take air samples or something from

can take air samples or something from

can take air samples or something from there then we can use it we’re doing

there then we can use it we’re doing

there then we can use it we’re doing some research on vocal vocalization and

some research on vocal vocalization and

some research on vocal vocalization and communication and which one understand

communication and which one understand

communication and which one understand how they can communicate their distances

how they can communicate their distances

how they can communicate their distances that they claim to communicate and we

that they claim to communicate and we

that they claim to communicate and we want to find out if we can use some of

want to find out if we can use some of

want to find out if we can use some of the communications to try and help keep

the communications to try and help keep

the communications to try and help keep elephants out of areas with humans and

elephants out of areas with humans and

elephants out of areas with humans and another thing with the scenting ability

another thing with the scenting ability

another thing with the scenting ability is to see if if males and females can

is to see if if males and females can

is to see if if males and females can identify their kin from their scent and

identify their kin from their scent and

identify their kin from their scent and therefore not mate with each other and

therefore not mate with each other and

therefore not mate with each other and see if that has an implication in all

see if that has an implication in all

see if that has an implication in all these islands of elephant across Africa

these islands of elephant across Africa

these islands of elephant across Africa you know how do they find water

you know how do they find water

you know how do they find water underground how do they find electric

underground how do they find electric

underground how do they find electric cables underground how are they able to

cables underground how are they able to

cables underground how are they able to push over electric fences you know that

push over electric fences you know that

push over electric fences you know that sort of stuff there’s a hell of a lot to

sort of stuff there’s a hell of a lot to

sort of stuff there’s a hell of a lot to learn from them even in their sensing

learn from them even in their sensing

learn from them even in their sensing ability can we can we get an elephant to

ability can we can we get an elephant to

ability can we can we get an elephant to possibly find a disease or do something

possibly find a disease or do something

possibly find a disease or do something it’s only the tip