|
Bull elephants entering maturity will begin to experience a yearly condition known as "musth." It is basically a hormonal overload of testosterone which creates heightened aggression. It does not coincide with any particular season, but is individual to each bull.
|
www.elephantcountryweb.com/Ellies2.html
www.elephantcountryweb.com/Ellies2.html
|
|
|
|
With the elephant bull, there is still the additional phenomenon of the musth apart from its size and strength. The musth has the effect that elephant bulls cannot be kept like female elephants. Elephant bulls, which are tied up in the stable for hygiene, are a thing of the past.
|
www.upali.ch/bulls_en.html
www.upali.ch/bulls_en.html
|
|
|
|
information about wild and captive elephants in zoo and circus. Written by a elephant keeper. ... The tusks of the Asiatic elephants are generally smaller than those of the African elephants. The longest tusk of an African elephant measured 3.264 meters, the heaviest one weighed 102.7 kilograms.
|
www.upali.ch/ivory_en.html
|
|
|
Now because of the exploitation of development and illegal poaching, the perception of the elephants key role in the web of life is being ignored and its economic value the only concern." ... The African Bull Elephant...
|
drake.marin.k12.ca.us/stuwork/seadisc/endgspecies/afrel...
drake.marin.k12.ca.us/stuwork/seadisc/endgspecies/afrelephant/intro.html
|
|
Pamplona Running of the Bulls, San Fermin Bull Run Itinerary ... The Origins of the San Fermin Festival and the Pamplona Running of the Bull... ... Guide to Pamplona Bull Run - Advice on Attending the San Fermin Running of ...
|
politicalhumor.about.com/od/bushcartoons/ig/Bush-Cartoo...
politicalhumor.about.com/od/bushcartoons/ig/Bush-Cartoons/Running-of-the-Bull-Elephants.-0V5.htm
|
|
Roar: Lions of the Kalahari Pictures ... Photograph by June Liversedge from Roar: Lions of the Kalahari; ... Desperate to quench their thirst, bull elephants rush to a water hole they will also use as a mud bath.
|
www.nationalgeographic.com/roar/photogallery/photo4.htm...
www.nationalgeographic.com/roar/photogallery/photo4.html
|
|
Bio on Maximus, the massive bull elephant rescued from the streets of Bangkok ... "2nd largest Thai bull elephant" ... His mother was a logging elephant and Max shared the fate of the other infant elephants. Weaned unnaturally early he was taken from his mother so she could return to the heavy work of hauling logs.
|
www.thaifocus.com/elephant/herd/maximus.htm
www.thaifocus.com/elephant/herd/maximus.htm
|
|
The killing ceased after six older male elephants were introduced from the relatively normal Kruger Park population. The deviant behaviour of the young Pilanesberg males was rectified by the consequent reduction in musth.
|
www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/35044191
|
|
Affordable Housing Institute : US ... How long will the elephants butt heads? ... Bull-elephant...
|
www.affordablehousinginstitute.org/blogs/us/2005/01/of_...
www.affordablehousinginstitute.org/blogs/us/2005/01/of_old_bull_ele.html
|
|
