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Hannibal's enigma: how elephants' metabolism defined the route to Rome

Did elephant energetics decide Hannibal's Alpine crossing route?

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PhysDid elephant energetics decide Hannibal's Alpine crossing route?phys.org
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A new analysis sheds light on the most likely route for the Carthaginian general's famous crossing of the Alps. The study, led by the University of Oxford and iDiv/Friedrich Schiller University Jena, reveals that the Col de la Traversette would have been the least energy-intensive route. The findings have been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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