Study: Tiger Poo Effective Pest Repellent

03/10/2011

Source Link: Animal Planet Blog

Researchers in Australia have discovered that the smell of tiger feces is a great deterrent for crop-chewing creatures like goats and kangaroos. The idea is that the smell of a predator nearby will keep these animals away from certain plants.

A team of researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia spread tiger poo collected from zoos near the feeding troughs of goats and found it to be the most effective repellent. It was even more effective when the tiger had been fed goat.

(editors note: Oh yeah. That's repelling me.)

"There's not only a chemical signal in the feces that says 'Hooly dooley, this is a dangerous animal'; it's 'Hooly dooley, this is a dangerous animal that's been eating my friends,'" explained Peter Murray, associate professor and study leader.

Researchers believe a synthetic tiger poo smell could be created and turned into a commercial product.

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Oh my God! Can You imagine the size of that tiger? >