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A depiction of a khedda, trapping elephants, 1808. A khedda (or Kheddah) or the Khedda system was a stockade trap for the capture of a full herd of elephants that was used in India; other methods were also used to capture single elephants. [1] The elephants were driven into the stockade by skilled mahouts mounted on domesticated elephants.
The sanctuary is primarily an elephant reserve and is home to about 78 Indian elephants. The vulnerable yellow-throated bulbul is present in the sanctuary. Some of the other animals found in the sanctuary are sloth bear, panther, cheetal, chowsingha, sambar, porcupine, wild boar, jungle cat, jackal, jungle fowl, starred tortoise and slender ...
Elephant capturing by the khedda method. Mela shikar (Assamese: মেলা চিকাৰ) is a traditional method of capturing wild elephants for captive use.These methods get employed in Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and in Assam in India.
Periodically herds of elephants were once captured at this place by the Khedda method. Facilities for wild life viewing are available in this national park. Facilities for wild life viewing are available in this national park.
An elephant chosen to lead the Dasara parade The Dasara Elephants are usually caught by the elephant trainers via the Khedda operation. During the Wodeyar rule, the elephants thus caught were inspected in an open field for strength, personality, and character.
A visitor was killed by a wild elephant at a national park in Thailand on Tuesday. The 49-year-old Thai woman, identified only as Jeeranan from Chachoengsao, was reportedly walking along a trail ...
Chhouk needs a new prosthetic foot every six months as he continues to grow
Camp elephant bathing in Moyar River, Theppakadu, Mar '21. The Theppakadu Elephant Camp in the Mudumalai National Park is a tourist attraction. [4] The camp was formed in 1910 for elephants used by timber traders. After the Government took over the forests, the working elephants or kumkis now do a variety of tasks. They are used to give rides ...