We watched him knock over the tree and then start in on the leaves. Apparently when the trees sense that their leaves are being eaten, they start releasing something called tannins, which make the leaves taste bad. They also somehow release a chemical which lets other trees nearby know, so they start releasing tannins too. The elephants solve the problem by pushing the whole tree over.

We watched him knock over the tree and then start in on the leaves. Apparently when the trees sense that their leaves are being eaten, they start releasing something called tannins, which make the leaves taste bad. They also somehow release a chemical which lets other trees nearby know, so they start releasing tannins too. The elephants solve the problem by pushing the whole tree over.
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