stackyFACTSWhen ancient people found massive, terrifying skulls with a giant hole in the center, they naturally assumed 'one-eyed, flesh-eating giant' instead of 'extinct trunk animal.' Paleontologists believe that early Greeks discovered the remains of prehistoric dwarf elephants scattered around Mediterranean islands.
When ancient people found massive, terrifying skulls with a giant hole in the center, they naturally assumed 'one-eyed, flesh-eating giant' instead of 'extinct trunk animal.' Paleontologists believe that early Greeks discovered the remains of prehistoric dwarf elephants scattered around Mediterranean islands. The massive nasal cavity for the elephant's trunk looks exactly like a single, massive eye socket to someone who has never seen a pachyderm.
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