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Skip the first half, it's just video of each separately set to "dramatic music". Well except that the two enemies taunt each other a bit which is cool to watch.
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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Skip the first half, it's just video of each separately set to "dramatic music". Well except that the two enemies taunt each other a bit which is cool to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOE4RzS7JPY&feature=related
"The old bulls look down at these stubborn cats, and test their
will"
Originally posted by coquetteIt's actually a jumbled up mixture of footages. First there's the normal
It just seemed to me that the cats were getting a particularly small elephant and not a huge one. no?
Originally posted by JigtieIt's interesting footage of animal behavior, that's all. This isn't the "Debates About Science" or "Formal Discussions About Science" or anything like that.
It's actually a jumbled up mixture of footages. First there's the normal
behaviour of the female elephants living in a group using the same
water as the lions. Not much going on here, because obviously, for lions
to attack one of these elephants would be ill advised at best.
Then there's a young male (look at the tusks) being cleverly defeated
by t ...[text shortened]... ed this in science of all
places. Did he really want to discuss behaviour or what?..
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI wasn't debating. Merely pointing out a few flaws in what the narrator and
It's interesting footage of animal behavior, that's all. This isn't the "Debates About Science" or "Formal Discussions About Science" or anything like that.
Originally posted by JigtieOlder elephants often have elaborately curved tusks. At what point does that curvature start to make them less effective as weapons? Do you know?
I wasn't debating. Merely pointing out a few flaws in what the narrator and
original poster of the video had to say about it. Then I was surprised to find
out that indeed fully grown, healthy elephant bulls had been attacked
(even if only one out of the seven was actually defeated).
Originally posted by AThousandYoungYou may find it fascinating to learn that elephants are right and left
Older elephants often have elaborately curved tusks. At what point does that curvature start to make them less effective as weapons? Do you know?
Originally posted by JigtieI saw that when I was reading about elephants for this thread.
You may find it fascinating to learn that elephants are right and left
tusked, like humans are right or left handed. That means one of the
tusks will always be shorter due to ware. I don't think that that particular
tusk is ever useless as a weapon. Though I'm not sure.
Well, assuming both tusks can grow such that the tip starts heading
inwards and ey're
never really useless as weapons, if still not as effective once they grow
inwards.