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16th Century Rajput warrior elephant armor from India (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] YarHarSuperstar 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Oh I was seeing the spikes on the tusks wrong, my bad. Still cruel af

[โ€“] FlyingSquid 2 points 3 months ago

No argument from me there. Absolutely cruel. But it's not like they were kind to animals in general in the 16th century, so it's not especially surprising on that front.