National Geographic Travelのインスタグラム(natgeotravel) - 2月19日 18時12分

Photo by @jonathankingston A mahout bathes his elephant while his family washes their clothes in Tamil Nadu, India. Mahouts develop a life-long bond with their elephants that often begins at a young age. I lived in Tamil Nadu for a couple of years and heard stories of mahouts that had passed out from too much drink being gently lifted by the trunk of their elephants and carried home to be placed on their doorstep. The most important duty of the mahout is to bathe and care for the elephant. Some are very kind to their elephants and some are cruel. There is a growing awareness of the abuse of elephants for tourist riding, however the elephant pictured here was not used for tourist riding, but rather for forestry activities in a wildlife preserve. @natgeocreative #tbt

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