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To: Hugin

In many mammal species, including elephants, young animals leave their native herd/ population/ location. This is called ‘natal dispersal’, and it may often be biased towards males. It is a mechanism that has evolved over the millennia to avoid (a) inbreeding with relatives and (b) competition with kin.


32 posted on 07/27/2016 3:47:27 PM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: JoeProBono

According to the people who did the video, that elephant was very very young and lost.
Just fyi.


38 posted on 07/27/2016 5:15:50 PM PDT by MarMema (dog lives matter)
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