ELEPHANTS AND CHEESE: AN EXPLORATORY PAPER
ELEPHANTS AND CHEESE: AN EXPLORATORY PAPER
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by Teck Wann
It is widely known that elephants fear cheese, and will flee at the first whiff of it (“Elephants stampede”, 2003). What is not yet well understood is why this phenomenon occurs. For 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” (Concise Oxford dictionary, 2004). This paper will evaluate existing research and theories, and argue that none of them satisfactorily explain the data which has been gathered so far.
That elephants fear cheese was an accidental discovery made by the noted elephantologist G. Coleman (1984). The story of the discovery is now famous, but 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 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 it occurs among both African and Asian elephants. A recent report by the Elephant Research Institute
( ) 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 on his website that elephants do not flee from French cheese, 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 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), has not yet been widely accepted. One researcher (Sturgess, 2004a, 2004b) has published a series of articles roundly denouncing the MMH, and the debate has even spilled over into the popular press (Achison, 2004).
References
Achison, C.L. (2004, April). A ripe and weighty issue: an interview with Monica Sturgess. Cheese Lovers World, 6 (4), 12-13.
Coleman, G.J. (1984). An odd behaviour observed among the species Elephas maximus. Journal of Trunked Mammal Studies, 23, 421-429.
Coleman, G.J. (1988). Underfoot: ten years among the elephants. New York: Oxford University Press.
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Elephant Research Institute, Simon Fraser University. (2001) Smell versus sight: detection of cheese by elephants. Retrieved November 1, 2004, from
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 of Elephantology, 16, 239-245. Retrieved October 27, 2004, from Academic Search Elite database.
Gibson, C.N. Sturgess, M.N., & Bates, A.T. (1989). Experiments with 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 October 23, 2004, from
Maas, K.A. (2003). The missing link: elephants, mice, and cheese. International Journal of Rodentia Research, 56, 459-471. Retrieved October 31, 2004, from
Sturgess, M.N. (2004a). Of mice and cheese (Part 1). Journal of Trunked Mammal Studies, 43, 10-15.
Sturgess, M.N. (2004b). Of mice and cheese (Part 2). Journal of Trunked Mammal Studies, 43, 219-225.
How to Use In-Text Citations in APA Format Worksheet
APA Guide
Practice with this In-Text Citations in APA Format Worksheet to make sure you follow the APA Guide. Ten exercises require you to write a sentence using either direct or indirect quotations while following the proper format for this style of citation.
Instructions
For the exercises below, use signal phrases and/or parenthetical citations to work the quote into a sentence. Any information necessary for the in-text citations are provided. You can use direct or indirect quotes, but make sure to use at least four of each.
Each in-text citation is worth 2 points for a total of 20 points
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Publication date: 2011
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Page number: 138
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Publication date: 2007
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Personal communication type: email
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• Author: Randy Somona
Publication date: 2011
Second publication cited by this author, and both have the same year of publication
Quote: “Suicidal ideation is often formed when an individual has given up hope.”
Page number: 48
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Publication date: 2003
Quote: “Slightly increasing the incline on a treadmill can reduce the impact on the knee joints for those who suffer from arthritis.”
Paragraph number: 4
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• Author 1: Raymond Banks
Publication date 1: 2005
Quote 1: “Following a diet of 1000 calories a day or less is not advised without the supervision of a medical professional.”
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Quote 2: “There are advantages of circuit training over doing a program that focuses solely on weight lifting.”
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Quote: “Sustainable weight loss is most often achieved through losing weight slowly by following a healthy diet and engaging in regular exercise.”
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