A mahout is an elephant rider, trainer, or keeper. Mahouts were used since antiquity for both civilian and military use. Traditionally, mahouts came from ...

Aug 11, 2018 · 'A mahout is an elephant rider, trainer, or keeper. Usually, a mahout starts as a boy in the family profession when he is assigned an ...

Oct 29, 2019 · A mahout is more than just an elephant handler, as they may come from an area, a family, or a social group associated specifically with ...

Mar 11, 2015 · A mahout is a person (traditionally male) who works with, takes care of and tends to an elephant. A mahout's job usually starts at a young age.

Controlling elephants depends on three interrelated factors: (1) the level of training of the mahout, (2) the tools or equipment used, and (3) the best ways of ...

mahout. elephant trainer. Also known as: oozie. Table of Contents. Learn about this topic in these articles: domestication of elephants. African savanna ...

For example, if an elephant is showing signs of stress, the mahout can recognise that quickly and defuse the situation non-violently by removing the elephant ...

Because many traditional mahout families are leaving the trade we risk losing their understanding of husbandry, breeding, training and medicinal plants. There ...

Sep 6, 2021 · The first task was a control test: the elephant was standing 8 meters away from the mahout and had to join the mahout when he called his ...

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