Akshyually it's science! The neurochemical impulses of the loxodonta anonymous compel them to smother the rotting flesh of their deceased members in order to ab

Akshyually it's science! The neurochemical impulses of the loxodonta anonymous compel them to smother the rotting flesh of their deceased members in order to abate insect-borne viruses and prion diseases. It's an evolutionarily ingrained sanitization ritual. I fucking love science!