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To avoid the troubles a tamed elephant may face in the wild, special arrangements were made by the forest-wildlife departments of the Government of Kerala, to ensure a smooth transition. [6] The elephant is 15 years old and is expected to live for another 50 years. Elephants have huge market value in a state like Kerala. [7]
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. [1] The process involves lassoing a wild elephant from the back of a trained one, called a koonki. [2]
Pages in category "Elephants in Indian culture" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aalavattam;
Kumki (Koomkie, Koonki or Kunki; known as Thāppāna in Malayalam) is a term used in India for trained captive Asian elephants used in operations to trap wild elephants, sometimes to rescue or to provide medical treatment to an injured or trapped wild elephant. [1] Kumkis are used for capturing, calming and herding wild elephants or to lead ...
An image of the elephant keeper in India riding his elephant from Tashrih al-aqvam (1825). Samponiet Reserve, Aceh Mahout with a young elephant at Elephant Nature Park, Thailand A young elephant and his mahout, Kerala, India. A mahout is an elephant rider, trainer, or keeper. [1] Mahouts were used since antiquity for both civilian and military use.
To this day (2024), important temples, especially in South India, keep their own temple elephants, which are acquired either by purchase or as gifts. [14] However, it is possible that elephants declared as a ‘gift’ to a temple at the end of the 20th or in the 21st century were actually acquired underhand on the illegal black market, but officially given as a ‘gift’ - this has been a ...
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Catania, Italy uses the elephant to represent their football team, referencing the animal that has represented their city since ancient times. The crest of Kerala Blasters FC, an Indian association football club is designed around an elephant holding football. [65] Elephants are the state animal of Kerala and have a main role in their culture ...