an annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants); is associated with discharge from a gland between the eye and ear
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Mike is one of those wonderful mentors who fills the gaps, even while in musth.
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Abe had taken on a bit of extra swagger, perhaps sensing Beckham's impending musth.
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Male elephants don't normally enter musth until they are in their mid-20s.
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Caitlin O'ConnellOzzie incorporates dust into an ear wave musth display.
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Poor Tim happened to be in for a drink and was the first to get hit by the musth storm.
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A musth elephant, wild or domesticated, is extremely dangerous to humans.
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During musth bulls are highly dangerous, not only to human beings but also to its fellow animals.
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There has been speculation that there may be a connection between musth and dominance behaviour.
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This half-pint of a musth bull came right in at the beginning of the season, but we hadn't seen him since.
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- An annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants); is associated with discharge from a gland between the eye and ear; "the frenzied elephant was in musth"
- Musth (alternatively spelled must and) is a periodic condition in bull elephants, characterized by highly aggressive behavior, accompanied by a large rise in reproductive hormones - testosterone levels in an elephant in musth can be as much as 60 times greater than in the same elephant at other ...
- A state of heightened aggression and sexual activity among male elephants
