ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 27 days agoWhere war elephants were once usedi.redd.itimagemessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1343arrow-down13
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minus-squareotter@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·26 days agoThere’s a story of a logistical miracle right here… 🙆🏼♂️🤔
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·26 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-225 days 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.
minus-squareZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days agoMy guesses are: the Majapahits used war elephants at some point in the 14th century, or a British puppet used them in the 1800s.
minus-squareotter@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days agoApparently, not very well, though. Poor olifants. 🙆🏼♂️
There’s a story of a logistical miracle right here… 🙆🏼♂️🤔
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.
My guesses are: the Majapahits used war elephants at some point in the 14th century, or a British puppet used them in the 1800s.
Apparently, not very well, though. Poor olifants. 🙆🏼♂️