The action of the story concerns a rogue elephant that has killed a Burmese man. The narrator finds the elephant standing peacefully in a field. He does not want to kill the elephant, but he knows the large crowd of people who have followed him to the field expect him to do it. He shoots the elephant several times.
The first thing to remember is head lice can not live off the human host for more than 48 hours. Also, lice do not have âfeetâ and can not travel well an smooth hard surfaces. Lice can not jump or fly. Nits/eggs need to be in a warm, dark, moist place to incubate.
Letâs first get the elephant out of the room: lice do not come from animals. They are transmitted ONLY between humans. The human head louse is an ectoparasite, which means it lives on the surface of his host. It is an insect that lives on the human scalp and feeds on human blood. The entire life of lice is spent on the human scalp. According to research, head lice have been spreading among humans for thousands of years.