How elephants react to the roar of a lion (video)

By Roxanne Reid
Today is World Elephant Day. So here's a question: how do elephants reveal their anxieties and react when under threat? To find out, watch this video in which they respond to the recorded roaring of lions. Researchers in Kenya's Amboseli National Park were testing the decision-makingskills of older females. Recognising the roar of three male lions, the matriach
in this video bunched her herd into a tight group to ward off a possible attack.

We all know by now that elephants...