Sunday, June 6, 2010

Uncle Pachyderm


Uncle Pachyderm was one of many elephants forced to be on the front line of a 1277 battle between Burma and Kublai Khan's Mongols. Imagine his terror when the Mongols dismounted and shot metal-tipped arrows at the most vulnerable spots on each elephant.


Click PACHYDERMS to read the entire story on Howwhypedia.com.

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