TIL: Bees Could Help Save Elephants—By Scaring Them | Today I Learned

African bees are renowned to be very

African bees are renowned to be very vicious and elephants are terrified

vicious and elephants are terrified

vicious and elephants are terrified because they literally don’t want to

because they literally don’t want to

because they literally don’t want to have a bee of their trunk stinging them

have a bee of their trunk stinging them

have a bee of their trunk stinging them elephants tend to rest under very big

elephants tend to rest under very big

elephants tend to rest under very big trees and if there is a natural beehive

trees and if there is a natural beehive

trees and if there is a natural beehive the elephants will hear the bees

the elephants will hear the bees

the elephants will hear the bees beginning to buzz and they will retreat

beginning to buzz and they will retreat

beginning to buzz and they will retreat or stop doing what they’re doing they

or stop doing what they’re doing they

or stop doing what they’re doing they know that the bees when disturbed will

know that the bees when disturbed will

know that the bees when disturbed will swarm and sting knowing that elephants

swarm and sting knowing that elephants

swarm and sting knowing that elephants are scared of bees means that we can

are scared of bees means that we can

are scared of bees means that we can actually save elephants elephants are

actually save elephants elephants are

actually save elephants elephants are one of the most destructive animals in

one of the most destructive animals in

one of the most destructive animals in Africa they are very very hard to manage

Africa they are very very hard to manage

Africa they are very very hard to manage in control because they’re so big nests

in control because they’re so big nests

in control because they’re so big nests so intelligent and they eat a lot if you

so intelligent and they eat a lot if you

so intelligent and they eat a lot if you put up beehives in areas where elephants

put up beehives in areas where elephants

put up beehives in areas where elephants like to raid forms we can actually

like to raid forms we can actually

like to raid forms we can actually create a barrier between people and

create a barrier between people and

create a barrier between people and elephants are using bees we can also

elephants are using bees we can also

elephants are using bees we can also take advantage of the fact that is just

take advantage of the fact that is just

take advantage of the fact that is just the sound of the bees that the elephants

the sound of the bees that the elephants

the sound of the bees that the elephants are aware of so we can use instruments

are aware of so we can use instruments

are aware of so we can use instruments that make that sound like drones

that make that sound like drones

that make that sound like drones to actually chase elephants away from

to actually chase elephants away from

to actually chase elephants away from places where they could cause a lot of

places where they could cause a lot of

places where they could cause a lot of damage bees and look buzzing in a fear

damage bees and look buzzing in a fear

damage bees and look buzzing in a fear of bees being used to keep elephants

of bees being used to keep elephants

of bees being used to keep elephants safe it’s very cool all bees buzzed but

safe it’s very cool all bees buzzed but

safe it’s very cool all bees buzzed but bumblebees are one of the very few types

bumblebees are one of the very few types

bumblebees are one of the very few types of bees that actually take that buzzing

of bees that actually take that buzzing

of bees that actually take that buzzing sound and use it like a secret weapon to

sound and use it like a secret weapon to

sound and use it like a secret weapon to get pollen