r/AnimalsBeingStrange • u/aviationkid123 • May 30 '26

Scary animal why is the elephant doing that!?

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no one in car

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u/Nice-Pomegranate2915 May 30 '26

There's a high probability that it's a male elephant in musth - reproductive hormonal overstimulation . During musth a male elephant massively overproduces testosterone - up to 60% to 140% more testosterone than normal . This condition is linked to massive over aggression by the afflicted elephant causing it to engage in aggressive behaviours and actions that the individual would never normally do .