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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.orgA 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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