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3. Why do you think Hannibal's army used elephants instead of horses in the Second Punic War?​

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Horses aren't usually the best suited for going through the desert, as horses will need a lot of water to drink. Elephants are also indigenous to Africa and thus more widely used instead of horses.
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because the elephants are big or large the enemy can't reach them easily , that's why .

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