Category: Wildlife
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The Science of Aggression: Musth, Testosterone, and Elephant Social Dominance
The phenomenon of Musth is a powerful and dangerous periodic condition that occurs in adult male elephants, known as elephant males. The term itself is derived from the Urdu/Hindi/Persian word ‘mast,’ meaning intoxicated, frantic, or in heat, which accurately reflects the elephant’s altered and volatile state. Musth is not simply a mating season but a…