Elephants flee the sound of angry bees, with the vast majority turning to run within seconds of hearing the sound of buzzing, scientists said. read more
But there is a difference, most of the brain is oriented around sensory-motor stimulation not cognitive ability. The elephant brain in numbers. So the elephant is extremely sensitive to sensory stimulation. read more
Miss King added: "African bees emit a pheromone that triggers the bees to attack. You can have 10,000 bees attacking at once. Elephants remember that sound and are terrified by it." The recordings of bees used were taken from the most common form of African honey bee. read more
Elephants might not actually be terrified of mice, but they do have one serious animal phobia -- they hate bees. In fact, scientists recently discovered that the massive pachyderms have a special alarm call reserved for times when one of the herd hears the distinctive buzzing of a hive. read more