Human-generated seismic noise is something the elephants were retreating from. Dr Beth Mortimer, said: 'Human-generated seismic noise is something the elephants were retreating from. 'It was a surprising outcome, but very important in terms of showing that they get information from human-generated vibrations. Dr Mortimer said: 'We’ve shown through this study that elephants can detect and respond to human-generated vibrations. Read the full paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B here: ‘Noise matters: Elephants show risk-avoidance behaviour in response to human-generated seismic cues’.
