I had a fun conversation with some Indian colleagues who told me about how they have an "elephant problem" at their homes. Because the civilization is encroaching on the jungle (or the other way around, if you prefer), and elephants are protected, they find elephants coming into town, trampling yards, stealing food, all the things you might expect from raccoons in the US. I thought the whole thing was totally delightful, even though I'm sure staring down a troop af adult elephants is scary af.
I saw a documentary once where they solved this exact problem by hanging beehives around the community in a ring. Each hive was connected to the next by a wire about 8ft off the ground. When an elephant walked in to the wire it would shake the hives and anger the bees. The elephants would run away from the swarm, back to the jungle, unharmed. Plus, each villager owned one of the hives and benefitted from the honey production. Seemed like a good system.
pizzapartyhard
Anyone else disappointed that it dodn’t gave this background music: https://youtu.be/EQIRK7ro5lc?is=u2aGj3mWTFl_1ucR ?
GravyEducation
When leg day hits too hard and you can't walk anymore
GeekBoyChrisOnlySometimes
OMG that poor baby
Lampmonster
Not easy being an adult elephant either, but mostly because humans are dicks to them.
inthepines
♪ It's not easy being grey ♫
icantbelieveistillhavetoprotestthiscrap
"Get up. It is time to be an elephant"
Otomasoteraph
Mom and aunt are there for him, he's in the safest place he could be
jeke212
I had a fun conversation with some Indian colleagues who told me about how they have an "elephant problem" at their homes. Because the civilization is encroaching on the jungle (or the other way around, if you prefer), and elephants are protected, they find elephants coming into town, trampling yards, stealing food, all the things you might expect from raccoons in the US. I thought the whole thing was totally delightful, even though I'm sure staring down a troop af adult elephants is scary af.
TheVoidWhoStaresBack
I saw a documentary once where they solved this exact problem by hanging beehives around the community in a ring. Each hive was connected to the next by a wire about 8ft off the ground. When an elephant walked in to the wire it would shake the hives and anger the bees. The elephants would run away from the swarm, back to the jungle, unharmed. Plus, each villager owned one of the hives and benefitted from the honey production. Seemed like a good system.
jeke212
Shit, that's a good idea lol I will ask my colleagues if they ever do stuff like that!
TheVoidWhoStaresBack
https://youtu.be/ysSSrUoj00o?is=xYe0MF5BqEfWmzYN
This isn't the doc I watched but it's explaining the same thing. I hope it can help them! I'd be curious to know. : )
ComoSeIguana
A few weeks/ a month later https://imgur.com/fQpBcT0.mp4
micuu
I love that the people in the jeep throw up their hands like "oh no, the big mighty elephant looks like it might charge us! *wink*"
TungstenOrbital
Thats cute
madmax17
Almost brave enough.
JustDriftingAboutTheInterWebs
Bundalicious
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1dWF3dzBua2dscWN1bDVnajlqcmxlMnUwZnU1dmcza2t2cW5hcWRqMyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/l2SqdDKpsoJ0Js1Es/200w.webp
DrKonrad
Definitely not easy, especially when you are surrounded by your giant siblings that can easily yeet you
1Lhell
What is yeet?
pizzamypants
https://soundcy.com/article/where-is-yeet-sound-from
DrKonrad
Aranon1183
Seriously?