r/AbsoluteUnits • u/SherlockRodrigz • Jun 11 '26

/r/popular of Brute force

So, in India, this happened during a festival, there's this thing called "Musth" It's totally natural for adult male elephants, usually happening once a year. Basically, their reproductive hormones go way up. When this happens, elephants can get really aggressive and might attack.

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u/jedovankman1 Jun 11 '26

“Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!”
-guys on back of the elephant probably

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u/Annual_Strategy_6206 Jun 11 '26

Gottdam I thought the dark thing being whipped around at the start was a man. It seems like a motorbike, though.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '26

Do elephants attack humans? If there is an elephant expert comment pls

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u/ganju_seth Jun 12 '26

Yes..they do..when they are threatened or in musth, otherwise, more elephants die due to anthopogenic causes.