Chili Defense
Zimbabwe farmers have developed a unique and nature-friendly way to fend off attacks from elephants that threaten their crops and homes. They create items known as chili bricks, bombs and strings to deter the jumbos.
The bricks and bombs are made by mixing elephant or buffalo dung with cow dung and chili powder to make a thick paste, which is then moulded into bricks or balls. When burned, they release a strong odor known to repel the pachyderms. Chili strings are soaked with a mixture of used oil and chili, and have a smell that keeps the animals away.
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