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A mahout with his elephant in Thailand

A mahout is a person who drives an elephant. Usually, a mahout starts as a boy, when he is given a young elephant so that they become attached to each other.

The most common tool used by mahouts is a goad called anlius, or ankusha - a sharp hook used to guide a tamed elephant by prodding on the back of its head.

Images for kids

  • An elephant keeper riding his elephant - Tashrih al-aqvam (1825), f.117v - BL Add. 27255

    An image of the elephant keeper in India riding his elephant from Tashrih al-aqvam (1825).

  • Mahout dan gajah menyemburkan air dari belalainya ke arah pohon, CRU Samponiet

    Samponiet Reserve, Aceh

  • Mahout with young elephant

    Mahout with a young elephant at Elephant Nature Park, Thailand

  • A young Elephant and its Mahout

    A young elephant and his mahout, Kerala, India

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    Fig. 6. Antique steel hook used by elephant riders of the empire of the Great Mogul

  • Mahout washing his elephant. Temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

    Mahout washing his elephant. Temple in Kanchipuram

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Mahout para niños

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