Dragons & ElephantsDragons and elephants are natural enemies and are constantly at war. Dragons, it is said like to drink elephant blood. Some say that this is because the blood of the elephant is naturally cool and refreshing.
When a dragon and an elephant come together in direct conflict the result is often that
both die. The Roman writer Pliny said:
"In this conflict they die, both the one and the other: the elephant he falls down dead as conquered, and with his heavy weight crusheth and squeezeth the dragon that is wound and wreathed about him."For this reason, smart dragons prefer to wait in the trees and sweep down on a passing elephant, catching it unawares and avoiding direct combat. A favourite dragon trick is to go for the eye, which is one reason so many elephants are found blind. It is because of the threat from dragon attack that elephants give birth in water.
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