The Hot Zone

What are the elephants seeking in Kitum cave?

Chap 29

Asked by
Last updated by jill d #170087
Answers 1
Add Yours

The elephants go to the cave to "tusk" for salt.

We stopped on an elephant trail that led into the cave, beside a wall of rock that was covered with diagonal hatch marks made by the elephants tusking the rocks for salt.
Source(s)

Preston, Richard. The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus (p. 391). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

GradeSaver will pay $15 for your literature essays
GradeSaver will pay $25 for your college application essays
GradeSaver will pay $50 for your graduate school essays – Law, Business, or Medical
GradeSaver will pay $10 for your Community Note contributions
GradeSaver will pay $500 for your Textbook Answer contributions