Asian Elephants

Two elephants being ridden by two people each on a path through a jungle. Caption: It's time to head out for food.

Highlights the importance of elephants in Indian culture. Shows how they are trained, how people care for them in captivity, how they are represented in culture, and how human needs are affecting their native habitats. Follows a female mahoot (elephant handler) travelling with elephants on the annual summer migration, a three-hundred-mile journey east across northeast India.

(Source: DCMP)

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  • Asian Elephants

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Captions - Auditory
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    DCMP Membership
    Author:
    Clearvue/SVE
    Length:
    12 minutes