Roman author and military officer Pliny the Elder reported that "elephants are scared by the smallest squeal of the hog".[11] Roman author and teacher Claudius Aelianus[12] confirmed that elephants were frightened by squealing pigs and rams with horns, and reported that the Romans exploited both squealing pigs and horned rams to repel the war elephants of Pyrrhus in 275 BC.
this post was submitted on 23 Nov 2025
42 points (100.0% liked)
NonCredibleDefense
399 readers
210 users here now
Militaria shitposting central! Post memes, tasteless jokes, and sexual cravings for military equipment and/or nuclear self-destruction!
Rules:
- Posts must abide by Piefed.social terms and conditions
- No racism or other bigotry allowed.
- Obviously nothing illegal.
If you see these please report them.
Related communities:
!forgottenweapons@lemmy.world
For the other, slightly less political NCD, !noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works
founded 5 months ago
MODERATORS
First the emus, then the orcas, and now the wild boars? What's happening?
Nature has finally had enough of us humans.
It's rare that a military airplane is taken down by an animal that isn't a vulture.
Ok I'm fairly certain the boar died too though