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    The document explores why elephants fear cheese through a literature review on the topic of pachydermo-fromagology. It discusses several theories for the phenomenon, including the accidental discovery of elephants fleeing at the smell of cheese. A new theory proposes elephants actually fear mice attracted to cheese, though this has not been widely accepted.

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    The document explores why elephants fear cheese through a literature review on the topic of pachydermo-fromagology. It discusses several theories for the phenomenon, including the accidental discovery of elephants fleeing at the smell of cheese. A new theory proposes elephants actually fear mice attracted to cheese, though this has not been widely accepted.

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    ELEPHANTS AND CHEESE: AN EXPLORATORY PAPER

    It is widely known that elephants fear cheese, and will flee at the first smell of it
    ( ). What is not yet well understood is why this phenomenon occurs. For Source F

    more than a decade academics have been researching this perplexing topic. Their work
    constitutes part of the booming new discipline known as pachydermo-fromagology,
    which is defined as “the study of elephant-cheese interactions” ( ). Despite Source D, H

    beliefs from existing research and theories, however, none satisfactorily explain the
    reason for this phenomenon.
    That elephants fear cheese was an accidental discovery made by the noted
    zoologist G. Coleman ( ). The story of the discovery is now famous, but Source B

    worth repeating:

    “After a hard morning following the herd, I had just sat down under a
    tree for lunch and unwrapped a particularly delectable chunk of cheddar
    sent up from the base camp. Suddenly I heard an enormous trampling
    Source C, pg 160
    sound, and when I looked up, the entire herd was gone” ( ).

    His discovery, while dismissed at the time, was subsequently corroborated by other
    researchers. Several studies ( ) have confirmed the phenomenon, and that Sources G, H

    it occurs among both African and Asian elephants. A recent report by the Elephant
    Research Institute
    Source E
    ( ) established that smell is the primary means elephants detect cheese, and
    that they will ignore large pieces of cheese if tightly wrapped. Meanwhile a French
    cheese expert ( ) asserts that elephants do not flee from French cheese, Source I

    only the lesser cheeses of other nations. “Zee creatures, zey have good taste, non?” he
    writes.
    Recently, a new theory has exploded on the scene and caused quite a stink.
    Based on several clever experiments, K. Maas ( ) has claimed that in fact Sources K, L

    elephants do not fear cheese at all, but instead fear the mice which are attracted to
    cheese. However, this theory, which she calls the Maas Mouse Hypothesis (MMH),

    1
    has not yet been widely accepted. One researcher ( ) has published a series Source J

    of articles roundly denouncing the MMH. Now, the debate has even spilled over into
    Source A
    the popular press ( ).

    References

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    Sturgess. Cheese Lovers World, 6 (4), 12-13.

    Coleman, G.J. (1984). An odd behaviour observed among the species Elephas
    B
    maximus. Journal of Trunked Mammal Studies, 23, 421-429.

    Coleman, G.J. (1988). Underfoot: ten years among the elephants. New York: Oxford C

    University Press.

    Concise Oxford dictionary, 11th ed. (2004). Oxford University Press. Retrieved D
    October 20, 2004, from Oxford Reference Online database.

    Elephant Research Institute, Simon Fraser University. (2001) Smell versus sight:
    E
    detection of cheese by elephants. Retrieved November 1, 2004, from
    http://www.sfu.ca/eri/reports/00107elephants.pdf

    F
    Elephants stampede, 7 cheese-lovers trampled. (2003, November 22). Vancouver Sun,
    p. A1, A8.

    Gibson, C.N. & Sturgess, M.N. (1987). Elephant fleeing behaviour confirmed. Journal
    G
    of Elephantology, 16, 239-245. Retrieved October 27, 2004, from Academic
    Search Elite database.

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    Gibson, C.N. Sturgess, M.N., Bates, A.T., & Bren, T. (1989). Experiments with
    H
    cheese effects on Elephas maximus and Elephas africanus. Journal of
    Elephantology, 18, 120-134. Retrieved October 27, 2004, from Academic Search
    Elite database.

    Gouda, A.N. (n.d.) Commentary of a report about cheese and les elephants. Retrieved I
    October 23, 2004, from http://www.mondedefromage.fr/elephants.html

    Maas, K.A. (2003). The missing link: elephants, mice, and cheese. International
    J
    Journal of Rodentia Research, 56, 459-471. Retrieved October 31, 2004, from
    http://www.elsevierpublisher.com/ijrr/56/4/maas.htm

    Sturgess, M.N. (2004a). Of mice and cheese (Part 1). Journal of Trunked Mammal K
    Studies, 43, 10-15.

    Sturgess, M.N. (2004b). Of mice and cheese (Part 2). Journal of Trunked Mammal L
    Studies, 43, 219-225.

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