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Hannibal's Elephants Crossed Alps with Ease, Soldiers Faced Greater Hardship
Two biologists calculated the energy expenditure of Hannibal's ascent over the Alps, concluding that the elephants, thanks to their fat reserves, largely survived, while the army was decimated by hunger and cold.
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