Ep. 40: Osama the Asian Elephant

This week Ashley is joined by her friend Hannah to talk about Asian Elephant conflicts in Asia - why was an elephant nicknamed Osama Bin Laden? Do Asian Elephants really commit B&Es to get alcohol? How do people in India live peacefully among Asian Elephants? We answer those questions and more in Episode 40.

Studies mentioned in episode:
Patterns and determinants of elephant attacks on humans in Nepal by Ram et al.

Human-Elephant Conflict: A Review of Current Management Strategies and Future Directions by Shaffer et al.

Myth, Marula and Elephant: An Assessment of Voluntary Ethanol Intoxication of the African Elephant... by Morris et al.

Genetic evidence of widespread variation in ethanol metabolism among mammals: revisiting the 'myth' of natural intoxication by Janiak et al.

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