Where did Hannibal get his war elephants? Delve into the enigma of the origin of Hannibal's elephants and their awe-inspiring presence on the battlefield.
Three years ago, dozens of African elephants mysteriously died in Zimbabwe. Now scientists have confirmed their killer: a rare and little-known bacterium that can cause organ inflammation leading to deadly hemorrhaging. According to a report by the Science News, the bacterium, dubbed Pasteurellaceae Bisgaard taxon 45, turned up in samples from six of 15 elephants analyzed,…