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minus-squareantonim@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·edit-22 months ago“Observations by Pliny the Elder”… I love the fact that someone is still reading ancient ass proto-science, but it really really has to be taken with a grain of salt.
minus-squareexasperation@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoPliny believed that elephants knew enough to kneel for human kings, or to point out directions to lost travelers. Not a reliable source, if this claim can even be found in his works.
“Observations by Pliny the Elder”… I love the fact that someone is still reading ancient ass proto-science, but it really really has to be taken with a grain of salt.
Pliny believed that elephants knew enough to kneel for human kings, or to point out directions to lost travelers.
Not a reliable source, if this claim can even be found in his works.