African elephants studied in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park are able to recognize the difference between the tribes who may harm them, and those who won’t.

The voices, sounds, and smells of Maasai Warrior tribesmen, who occasionally spear elephants in self defense and retaliation, and those of the farming Kamba tribesmen,  who pose no threat, illicit very different responses in the elephants studied.

The elephants know whom to avoid, and communicate this information to their herd members.  This is further scientific proof that elephant intelligence is extensive, with calculated, well-reasoned decisions constantly being made. Elephants know how to coexist peacefully in their environments even with those who might pose a threat.

We can learn so much from elephants!

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