ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 3 days agoWhere war elephants were once usedi.redd.itimagemessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down13
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minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoThose islands used to be connected ~2 million years ago, and thus all have native elephant populations.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 day agoYep. Although any reasonably large cargo boat should be able to carry an elephant, anyway. That would be how the Romans did it in Britain. Edit: Maybe? Apparently the only source on that episode is from much later.
Those islands used to be connected ~2 million years ago, and thus all have native elephant populations.
Oh wow! I had no idea! 🤩
Yep.
Although any reasonably large cargo boat should be able to carry an elephant, anyway. That would be how the Romans did it in Britain.
Edit: Maybe? Apparently the only source on that episode is from much later.