@AllosaurusJP Giant animals, usually die of "old age". It's the smaller ones that are taken out well before their time. Gigantism has its own perks. Here some numbers from elephant. If it wasn't for humans, they would die almost everytime of natural causes
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Long-term trends in elephant mortality and their causes in Kenya https://t.co/GmHAZMXOXQ
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RT @FrontConservSci: New Research: Long-term trends in elephant mortality and their causes in Kenya https://t.co/Cz7AjVBpIm #conservation
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New Research: Long-term trends in elephant mortality and their causes in Kenya https://t.co/Cz7AjVBpIm #conservation