What was the question for this implicit rationale, and corresponding answer?
Male macaques range from 16 to 28 inches tall with a weight between 12.13 to 39.7 pounds. Elephants are between 7 to 11 feet tall and weigh several thousand pounds. Elephants contain large, sharp tusks that can injure or kill other animals.
 The answer: yes
The question: Could an elephant easily defeat a male macaque?