Asian elephants distinguish sexual status and identity of unfamiliar elephants using urinary odours
Chase A. LaDue,
Rebecca J. Snyder
Abstract:Despite the ubiquity of odours in mammals, few studies have documented the natural olfactory abilities of many ‘non-model’ species such as the Asian elephant. As Asian elephants are endangered, we may apply odours to more effectively manage threatened populations. We implemented a habituation–discrimination paradigm for the first time in Asian elephants to test the ability of elephants to discriminate between unfamiliar male elephant urine, hypothesizing that elephants would successfully distinguish non-musth … Show more
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