The African bush elephant is the world’s largest land animal, weighing around 6,000 ... elephant is in musth, a period of heightened, testosterone-driven aggression. A group of tourists had ...

Getting up close to exotic animals in their natural ... Testosterone levels in an elephant in musth can be on average 60 times greater than in the same elephant at other times.” ...

The South African National Parks (SANParks) has confirmed that a tourist has been trampled to death by an elephant in the Kruger National Park (KNP). SANParks spokesperson JP Louw said the incident ...

Vantara, a renowned rescue center for captive elephants and other wild animals, is preparing to provide ... was found heavily restrained during his musth period, resulting in severe physical ...