In India, the process of training an elephant has changed little since ancient times. They captured elephants in the wild because they are difficult to breed and maintain for years in captivity. Male ...
Why are there no elephants in China? And why have large numbers of elephants always existed throughout the Indian subcontinent? Why was there such a drastic divergence in the destiny of the elephant ...
In the ancient world, perhaps no animal was as intimidating on the battlefield as a fully armored battle elephant. These massive beasts were used by the empires of the Mediterranean and South Asia to ...