http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/09/ants-defend-trees-from-elephants/ Ideas, innovations and discoveries from the world of science Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:22:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/09/ants-defend-trees-from-elephants/comment-page-1/#comment-9330 Parnel Ide Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:12:37 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=4780#comment-9330 They avoid the mice because they do not want to get these animals up their trunks or in their breathing area. They avoid the mice because they do not want to get these animals up their trunks or in their breathing area.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/09/ants-defend-trees-from-elephants/comment-page-1/#comment-2421 Cassandra Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:28:49 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=4780#comment-2421 The fact that the elephant(s) move to avoid the uncovered mice does not necessarily prove that the elephants are afraid of the mice. One other plausible scenario is that the elephants do not want to crush, or perhaps not even touch, the mice, and stepping away from them accomplishes this. Maybe they are trying to take care of the mice?! The fact that the elephant(s) move to avoid the uncovered mice does not necessarily prove that the elephants are afraid of the mice. One other plausible scenario is that the elephants do not want to crush, or perhaps not even touch, the mice, and stepping away from them accomplishes this. Maybe they are trying to take care of the mice?!

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