Kunyange zvazvo mhuka yaishandiswa yaiva nzou yekuchamhembe kweAfrica (Loxodonta africana pharaohensis) iyo yaizoparadzwa kubva pakunyanyisa kushandiswa. Mhuka idzi dzaive duku, dzakaoma kudzora, uye dzakanga dzisingakwanisi kushambira nzizi dzakadzika zvichienzaniswa nenzou dzeAsia dzaishandiswa neSeleucids kumabvazuva kwenzvimbo yeMediterranean, kunyanya nzou dzeSyria, dzaimira 2.53.5 metres (8.2<unk>11.5 ft) pamapfudzi. Zvinoita kuti dzimwe nzou dzeSyria dzakatengeswa kunze kwenyika. Nzou yaifarirwa, uye zvichida yekupedzisira, yekupfuura kwaHannibal yeAlps yaive mhuka diki yeAfrica yeSurbia BC ("nzou yeSyria BC"), iyo ingangodaro yaive yakakura kupfuura nzou yeNorth Africa iyo yaizoparadzwa kubva pakunyanyisa kushandiswa. Kunyange zvazvo izvi zvakaratidzwawo zvakajeka nePtolemy II kunyorwa kuti nzou dzeAfrica dzaive dzakasara sei mumasango eAfrica, zvingango izvi zvaive zvakashandiswawo nehumwe humwe humbowo hwe
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