"These enormous animals are African elephants and they need to eat a whopping 200kg of food a day to survive – that's equivalent to 500 cans of baked beans! But in some parts of Africa farmland has replaced more than half the elephant's original habitat, which means they have had to adapt when it comes to finding food. "

"Many of the farmers that share the elephant's habitat grow the staple crop maize – the plant which produces corn-on-the-cob – to feed their families and make a living. But with farms scattered over much of their natural feeding area, a field of maize can simply be too much for a hungry elephant herd to resist."

"Elephants have an excellent sense of smell and can detect ripe maize from 10km away! Herds of elephants have even been known to send a few individuals ahead to see if the maize is ready before signaling to the others. Once in a field, a herd of elephants can easily trample and eat an entire year's crop in one night. This leaves farmers poor and angry."

"Sadly, these difficult situations have led to casualties on both sides with farmers shooting elephants who wander onto their land and elephants killing people as they defend themselves from farmers trying to stop them raiding their crops."

"The good news is that WWF is helping farmers to find ways of protecting their crops without hurting wild elephants. But this can be difficult because elephants are extremely clever.

Elephants are not easily fooled by loud noises, and are strong enough to walk straight through the biggest fences, but they do have one weak spot…"

"Elephants hate chilli and spicy food! Because of this, WWF are encouraging farmers to use chilli to stop elephants from eating their crops.

Farmers can grow chilli plants around their crops or chilli powder can also be mixed with engine oil and painted on ropes to make a fiery barrier. It can even be burnt with elephant dung to make a smelly smoke."

"It may not look capable of keeping a 6 tonne elephant out of a field of maize, but smeared in chilli, this rope can work better than loud noises or electric fences.

It is a cheap and effective way to keep elephants away from farms in Kenya. This rope helps protect the crops and keeps the elephants out of trouble, which is great news for everyone!"

"WWF works to help solve problems between people and wildlife all over the world. Sometimes, something as simple as chilli powder can help.

Would chilli keep you out of the biscuit tin? I'm not sure it would work on me!"