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I'd assumed the Mumakil were similar to Mammoths, but 'nude' rather than wooly. I believe there were non-wooly mammoth-elephant relations wandering round Africa during the ice age.

Incidentally, one of the methods of controlling a war elephant was for the mahout to hammer a spike into its brain to kill it if the beast went out of control and started attacking its own troops.

Disciplined infantry could usually open up their formation to allow the elphants to pass through, elephants being keen to avoid a long row of chaps with spikey objects if possible!