Sentences with phrase «of mahouts»

Some are the sons and grandsons and great grandsons of mahouts.

Not exact matches

Chris Wemmer, director of research at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo in Washington, has seen mahouts in Nepal stabbing their animals» heads with their ankuses (short spears, with a hook on one side) until they run with blood: «It was especially bad when we used the elephants to round up rhinos to put them into reserves.

From this state governments should derive a basic mahout licence, comparable with, say, those of Western truck - drivers, followed by a series of grades.

While his wife, Shirley, takes notes, and onlookers like me, rival mahouts and a hundred villagers gaze on unhelpfully and offer advice, he persuades each mahout to put his elephant through a series of standard tests.

As Thailand's logging industry declined, out - of - work elephants and their mahouts headed for Phuket.

I felt very uncomfortable and sad when the mahouts (people who work with elephants) made a young animal with scars on the top of her head perform silly tricks in a small pen that was covered with barbed wire.

Watch the elephant enjoy their morning or afternoon bath and than meet our head mahout to learn about the daily life of a Sumatran elephant as the elephant get saddled up for the explorer or adventure treks.

Peter also talks to Candice Mahout, a journalist for BFM TV, who invites Peter out on a date to experience her favorite places in the city of lights.

Watch the elephants enjoy their morning or afternoon bath and then meet our Head Mahout to learn about the daily life of a Sumatran elephant as the elephants get saddled - up for the «Explorer» or «Adventurer» treks.

Along the shoreline I spotted a trail of asian elephants carrying tourists along the trails with their mahouts guiding them, making for a very exotic vista.

Built on a hillside overlooking the river, this uncommon all - inclusive offers elephant trekking and training with a mahout as one of its activities.

Inclusion: Welcome Drink; air conditioned return transfer in Ubud area; international standard safety equipment; professional & experienced Mahout (Elephant handler) & Chocolate Guide; Set Menu Lunch + one complimentary soft drink; a «herd» of chocolate elephants; tasting — fresh cocoa beans, cocoa nibs, Pod signature chocolates.

He felt like one of those boy mahouts atop the head of a great Asian elephant.