Re: Fw: The bigger they were...

[Roberta Meehan <biology@ctos.com>]

Dann Pigdon wrote:
 
> Elephants are mortally afraid of steep slopes, and getting them to cross
> open bridges that they can see over is almost impossible. This is
> because if an elephant falls, it will almost certainly incur fatal
> injuries (if not immediately, the loss of mobility results in starvation
> or infection). When an elephant walks over rough or steep terrain, it
> places its feet EXTREMELY CAREFULLY. It can be almost unnerving to see
> just how careful and agile a seemingly 'lumbering' animal can be.


Probably totally off topic -- but, how did Hannibal get them to cross
the Alps?

Just curious.

Roberta Meehan (getting IN my beloved dinosaur [aka, green Buick] to
head to the university to teach everyone about elephants.  nah!  just
the basics!)