See How Baby Elephants Play Like the Grown-Ups
This playful roughhousing is more than just fun for these adorable elephant calves—it's honing their self-defense skills for adulthood.
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It might look like these adorable elephant calves are just bothering their parents, but they're actually practicing their fighting skills.
While playful, these young ones need to start honing their skills now in order to mate and survive.
Male elephants will depend on winning a fight later in life to secure a mate.
While females don't need to fight each other, they will need defensive skills to fend off foes.
Lions and hyenas are capable of attacking elephants.