A bull elephant in musth kneels down exhibiting its strength and terminal intent toward the ground rather than another being

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Kenya, Africa

Musth occurs in bull elephants when a natural spike occurs in the reproductive hormones. It results in unpredictable behavior, as the bull will aggressively defend its turf from other males, or anything else it perceives as a threat. Other bull elephants, other species and even people have been killed when encountering an enraged bull in musth.

This bull in Kenya kneels down exhibiting terminal intent. To dispatch a perceived foe, an elephant will kneel, driving the foe into the ground, crushing it with its head and/or piercing it with its tusks. Clearly enraged during musth, this bull has its ears held wide, its trunk curled and its eyes focused intently on the ground it is about to attack.

Photo © copyright by Dr. Edward Mikol.

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