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Los elefantes odian a las abejas: por qué eso es una buena noticia para los agricultores kenianos

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In rural Africa, elephants and farmers have long been in conflict over land and crops, with severe losses on both sides. However, a simple and unexpected solution is transforming this struggle into peaceful coexistence: beehive fences. Elephants fear bees because even a few stings around their sensitive trunks and eyes are unforgettable. Farmers in Kenya now use this natural fear to protect their fields. The fences not only keep elephants out but also provide honey, giving families additional income for food, school, and healthcare. What began as traditional knowledge is now backed by science, showing how nature itself can offer answers. Bees, once overlooked, have become surprising allies in creating harmony between people and wildlife.

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ahuyentar / a.uˈʝen.taɾ /verb

scare away

La idea de que las abejas puedan ahuyentar a los elefantes puede sonar improbable.

The idea that bees can scare away elephants may sound unlikely.

colmenas / la kolˈmena /noun

beehives

los pastores locales aseguraban que los elefantes no tocaban los árboles con colmenas

local shepherds claimed that elephants did not touch trees with beehives

apiculturamielabeja

zumbantes / θumbando /verb

humming

estas líneas zumbantes entre el hombre y la bestia

these humming lines between man and beast

vibrandoresonando

cercas / las ˈseɾkas /noun

fences

las cercas de colmenas

the beehive fences

vallaseto

pisotean / pisa /verb

trample

Esta desafortunada superposición a menudo resulta en confrontaciones peligrosas, ya que los elefantes pisotean los cultivos de los agricultores.

This unfortunate overlap often results in dangerous confrontations, as elephants trample farmers' crops.

pisotearhuella

el suministro / el suminisˈtɾo /noun

supply

disminuyendo el suministro de néctar

decreasing the supply of nectar

provisiónabastecimiento

la tala / la ˈta.la /noun

deforestation

La expansión agrícola, la tala, el crecimiento urbano obligan a los elefantes a entrar en contacto con los agricultores.

Agricultural expansion, deforestation, and urban growth force elephants into closer contact with farmers.

deforestacióndesmonte

arrastrar / araˈstraɾ /verb

wash away

Las lluvias intensas pueden arrastrar las plantas en flor.

Heavy rains can wash away flowering plants.

invade / imˈbade /verb

encroaches on

El desarrollo agrícola invade cada vez más los hábitats de los elefantes.

Agricultural development increasingly encroaches on elephant habitats.

la medida / la me.ˈði.ða /noun

as

A medida que las poblaciones humanas crecen...

A as human populations grow...

la subsistencia / la subsistencia /noun

subsistence

La expansión agrícola obliga a los elefantes a entrar en contacto con los agricultores de subsistencia.

Agricultural expansion forces elephants into closer contact with subsistence farmers.

la convivencia / la kon.biˈβen.θja /noun

coexistence

Estos zumbantes límites ya están redefiniendo la convivencia.

These buzzing boundaries are already redefining coexistence.

coexistenciaarmoníaentendimiento

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