Only
while being a youngster, the African elephant bull is part of a herd.
When he reaches maturity at an age of about eight years, the older
elephant cows will chase him out of the group. Then the males usually
come together to form their own bachelor groups. Only when the bulls
get old or during the musth, the yearly periodic phase of reproduction
which lasts a couple of days, the male elephants wander around alone. |
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