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When Some Elephants Raid Farms, They Might Not Be After a Snack. They Could Be Looking for Medicinal Plants
A recent study suggests that the large mammals may seek out parts of bananas and papayas when they’re suffering from gut ...
A detailed analysis of the dietary habits of elephants showed surprising variation from meal to meal, which could have important ramifications for wildlife protection and conservation strategies.
Many farmers across the western African nation of Gabon share the same grievance: waking up to trampled crops after nighttime ...
In the same way you might hate to eat the same food for every meal, every day, elephants have been found to vary their diets from day to day. Researchers investigated the eating habits of individual ...
As elephant populations in Kenya boom, they are increasingly in conflict with the humans that live along their migratory routes. So, some farmers are using innovative and safe ways to stop the huge ...
A village on Nepal’s border with India has found a way to reduce conflicts with wild Asian elephants in recent years: By switching their crops from rice and maize, which elephants love to eat, to tea ...
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