As Munnar remains on the edge with the wild tusker, locally called Padayappa, continuing to wreak havoc, experts have warned that the elephant might continue the exhibition of aggression for a few ...

The wild tusker Padayappa has returned to its normal behaviour with its musth period having ended, authorities have confirmed. According to Forest department officials, the animal which frequents ...

The animal kingdom is full of sexual competition, and extinct creatures are no exception: Researchers found evidence that male woolly mammoths experienced hormone-induced states of aggression towards ...

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Once a year, adult male Asian and African elephants go through musth, or a period when their reproductive hormone levels—including testosterone—surge, and they act more aggressive and unpredictable.

"Because musth is associated with dramatically elevated testosterone in modern elephants, it provides a starting point for assessing the feasibility of using hormones preserved in tusk growth records ...