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One of the reasons that males become particularly aggressive and violent is their state of musth. This word is actually Hindi for "madness" and is a periodic state at which testosterone levels may peak to up to 60 times higher than usual. Bulls also secrete a smelly liquid called temporin from the temporal ducts at this time. This is also the period of increased sexual activity for the bull and humans do well not to interfere in this process.

Another possible reason for these attacks is revenge. As noted, elephants have a memory that rivals almost all other creatures. They have been known to remember those that have hurt them or helped them years after the fact. After extended periods of poaching and culling, elephants suffer post-traumatic stress disorder from witnessing the slaughter of their families and young ones.

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