Smelly camels to keep marauding India elephants away
RANCHI - Jharkhand: Forget mice -- Indian villagers have recruited camels to protect their farmlands and homes from marauding elephants, saying the beasts' stink was enough to keep the pachyderms at bay.
Officials said on Thursday that villagers in Jharkhand state had earlier this month hired two camels for 2,000 rupees ($46) a month each and were using them for patrolling.
"The elephants do not roam where camels are found," said Jugesh Oraon, a local village leader. Read more...............................Smelly camels to keep marauding India elephants away
Officials said on Thursday that villagers in Jharkhand state had earlier this month hired two camels for 2,000 rupees ($46) a month each and were using them for patrolling.
"The elephants do not roam where camels are found," said Jugesh Oraon, a local village leader. Read more...............................Smelly camels to keep marauding India elephants away
Labels: Camel, Elephant, Jharkhand
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