Monday, December 16, 2024

Palermo Pachyderms

While Sicilian Dwarf Elephants would be a great name for a soccer club, it was an extant species until about 200,000 years ago when they were eaten all up by Cave Hyenas. A full-grown Sicilian Dwarf Elephant would come just about up to your waist and weigh around 300 kilograms, too heavy for a house pet but perhaps manageable outdoors if you have a big yard. But a single Sicilian Dwarf Elephant would probably get lonely so you’d want to host a family. Don’t forget plenty of fresh drinking water and a sturdy fence to keep the Cave Hyenas out.

1 comment:

Mikey said...

So. Why are the Sicilian elephants "dwarf" rather than the African (Bush or Forest) and/or Asian elephants being "giant"?
Smacks of size shaming to me.