When elephants crossed the Alps, and a fossil that may tell their story
Published on: Feb. 19, 2026, 7:42 a.m. | Source: The Indian Express
For 15 years, the Carthaginian general, Hannibal Barca, was the elephant in the peninsula for the Romans. During the Second Punic War, he had invaded Italy by crossing the Alps with an army that famously included actual elephants
