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	Emerging Human Relationships and Conflicts with Asian and African Elephants
		Two mahouts expressed strong reservations with the job for their sons: one felt the safety risks were too great, and the other was urging his son to get an education for greater career advancement.
		Mahouts who worked at the lodge on the edge of the park were close enough to commute home on a daily basis, whereas those at another lodge in the middle of the park could only go home when they were on leave.
		Mahouts were organized in a hierarchical structure, with the most senior mahout, the jamadar, being in charge of the group.
	cla.calpoly.edu /~jlynch/Hart.html (5190 words)

	Soul Mates: Mahout & Beast
		An elephant of two years is taught by her mahout to do basic things such as turn left, turn right, and sit down.
		Touch is also essential to the relationship between man and beast, with the mahout becoming so familiar with his elephant that he knows every inch of her enormous body.
		Mahouts often cannot afford the medical bills for their elephant, so again, unless both animal and keeper are under the care of a camp, illness often goes untreated.
	www.phuketmagazine.com /PM_Issues/Vol.15.2/Soul_Mates_Mahout_Beast.htm (1463 words)

	manhandl
		Mahouts must be aware that the well being of an elephant rests in their hands.
		The profession of a mahout is a demanding one and requires several kinds of skills and virtues from the mahout.
		Mahouts therefore scatter elephant dung on the hole where the elephant digs the mud from.
	www.elephantcare.org /manhandl.htm (3759 words)

	Mahout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A mahout is a person who drives an elephant.
		Another term for mahout is cornac (as in French, from the Portuguese; kornak in Dutch and Polish, also a rather current last name), from the Singhalese kurawanayaka ('stable master' - also a former Hindu culture).
		Usually, a mahout starts as a boy in the 'family business' when he is assigned an elephant early in its life and they would be attached to each other throughout the elephant's life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mahout (297 words)

	Special Interest -- A NEW CHAPTER FOR THE THAI ELEPHANT AND ITS MAHOUT: THE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A mahout and his elephant ideally maintain a life-long relationship that ends only with the mahout's death or when the elephant is sold.
		For some mahouts who travel around in search of work and food for man and elephant, out of a month, the mahout spends 26 days with his elephant, and four with the family.
		With a full-grown elephant needing between 250-300kg of food and 200 litres of water per day, a mahout's ability to keep an elephant is a daunting task and with work being scarce, traditional owners were reluctant to continue to keep elephants unless they are able to make a living from them.
	www.tatnews.org /special_interest/Wild_Life/1816.asp (1304 words)

	Temple Giants; Elephants in the Culture of Kerala
		Nevertheless, mahouts often add some ground meat to their feed in the belief that it will make their bones strong.
		Until about twenty years ago, it was common for the children of mahouts to follow in the trade of their fathers.
		It is common wisdom that if a mahout is cruel to his elephant, he may end up being killed, but if he is kind, it may one day save his life.
	www.worldandi.com /public/2002/february/mahouts.html (1851 words)

	KIDCYBER TOPICS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A mahout is a person who handles an elephant from its early years, and must have a thorough knowledge of the animal.
		Mahouts control elephants in three ways: voice command, prodding with a stick ending in a blunt hook, and by pressure on the elephant's feet and legs.
		One mahout is the foot mahout, and gets the animal used to a work harness and leg chains.
	www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/thaielephant.htm (409 words)

	The Mahout by Clark Ashton Smith
		He was a man to attract attention, this mahout, as distinctive a figure among his brother mahouts as was Rajah among the elephants.
		The mahout watched its fall with an expression of what seemed to be malevolence upon his face, though Hawley might have been mistaken as to this at the distance.
		Hawley, who happened at the moment to be idly watching the elephant Rajah, and his driver, saw the mahout reach swiftly forward and stab the animal's cheek with his goad, precisely as he had done on that day in the jungle when Hawley had come unexpectedly upon him.
	www.eldritchdark.com /writings/short-stories/119 (2302 words)

	WWF - The People - The Mahout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the evenings, when the rangers are resting round the camp fire, the elephants graze on grass and special species of bamboo in the forests, their brass bells clanging around their necks.
		There is one very convenient word that instructs the elephant to rip out the tree that is obstructing the trail, which a well-trained elephant will do either by stomping on the offending tree truck or ripping it out by it roots with his trunk.
		Then before bedding down for the night, the mahout must lead his elephant back into the forest to graze, shackling the animal to ensure it doesn't stray too far before morning when he must then rise before the others to go and collect his elephant.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/where_we_work/asia_pacific/where/cambodia/srepok_project/people/mahout/index.cfm (653 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Northeast
		A mahout was yesterday trampled by his elephant without any provocation at the mahout village in Bosagaon, near the park.
		He was the second mahout to be killed by a trained elephant at the Kaziranga National Park within a week.
		Though bathing an elephant is a regular job for a mahout, Arnel appeared extra careful with Chiradoi, washing her body and trunk with the gentleness of a mother giving her baby a bath.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050214/asp/northeast/story_4374942.asp (448 words)

	Phuket Travel: Thailand tourist guide, and local magazine online
		Once seated behind her ears, the mahout teaches each trainee the basic movement commands and the trainees get used to walking up and down the camp, acclimatizing themselves to the roll and sway of their elephant.
		Qualified mahouts stay with the elephant throughout the training and guests are never required to have sole charge of their mount.
		On passing their test, trainees receive a certificate of competence, a new mahout shirt and a mahout hook as a souvenir of their time at the Anantara elephant camp.
	www.travel-phuket.com /05-10elephant.htm (599 words)

	TIME.com: Mahout Takes a Stand -- Oct. 7, 1946 -- Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It was not the kind of day on which a smart colt would want to run 1⅝ miles — especially when his cut of the $25,000 added purse would only amount to an extra mouthful of oats.
		And the favorite, Mahout, who twice recently had bested the triple crown winner, Assault, was an intelligent beast.
		Mahout broke well and closely followed Alamond and School Tie for a quarter of a mile — to his favorite spot near the little stable road.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,778825,00.html (573 words)

	Mahout - a short story by Jeff VanderMeer
		That was when the mahout stepped out from behind his elephant: a shriveled man with no flesh on his bones so that his head, small on another man, seemed large.
		The story of the mahout would be told in second person, to make the reader almost be the mahout, thus removing the distance.
		Flight Is For Those Who Have Not Yet Crossed Over; Ghost in the Machine; Mahout; A Heart for Lucretia; Quin's Shanghai Circus; and Dradin, in Love (includes a non-fiction feature on one of the inspirations for the Ambergris setting).
	www.infinityplus.co.uk /stories/mahout.htm (3953 words)

	Amazon.com: Mahout: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A cadre of gentle elephants and their skilled mahouts are ready to take you in search of the great...
		On arrival I was introduced to the mahout, Nasru, who took me to meet the elephant, Rajan.
		A slight man, known as a mahout, sat on the neck of each elephant, guiding his beast...
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Mahout&tag=httpexplaguid-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1 (568 words)

	MAhout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		MAhout has been born into what is essentially a vacuum of affordable representation companies in the world today.
		It has emerged as a direct result of this dearth in the market and offers small or emerging properties and travel companies a face and a voice in the UK for a very reasonable, annual fee.
		It could really be dubbed as being 'the ultimate travel consultancy', so wide-ranging are its services to the travel industry.
	www.mahoutuk.com (96 words)

	www.jazzweekly.com \| Reviews
		As a matter of fact, the fire and intensity he brings to his two solos and three trios on THE MAHOUT almost overshadow the singular tinkering of most of the others.
		Additionally he seems to be loosening the tuning pins and pressure bars as he improvises, and using a sharp object or a small ball to bounce along the length of several strings to create more shaking sounds.
		Using an old dance band acoustic, better suited for rhythm guitar backing than the temperate fancies of a folkie, Russell creates a more than 14 minute manifestation of slurred fingering and downstroked plunking with the spiky parts of the notes exhibited.
	www.jazzweekly.com /reviews/bergman_mahout.htm (1088 words)

	Chiang Mai Tour - Lampang Elephant Mahout Training
		In the afternoon you will be introduced to the skills of a mahout and how to ride and command an elephant.
		If you wish for an English speaking guide to accompany you for the whole day (start and end in Chiang Mai), there is an extra charge of US$50 (total).
		This tour is a a mahout training course at Lampang Elephant Conservation Centre.
	www.wayfarersthailand.com /chiangmaitours/elephantmahout-cmact1.htm (543 words)

	Mark Twain quotations - Chauffeur - Mahout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Among the applicants were a goat, "purloined saloon cats, a parrot, and so on." The article described the goat's owner as a "mahout," a word meaning an elephant driver or elephant keeper.
		I translate: "A chaffeur is the firer-up on the streetcorner, peanut-roaster; in English, stoker." A good enough word, you see, in its own place; but when we come to apply it to the admiral of the thunderous 'mobile or of the mighty elephant, we realize that it is inadequate.
		No, stoker is not the thing, chaffeur is not the thing, mahout is the thing--mahout is the word we need.
	www.twainquotes.com /Chauffeur.html (334 words)

	The Mahout and I
		I just hoped that the mahout, a 5’ tall Karen man who followed behind us on foot, had complete control of the 7,000 pound beast as we ventured off into the jungle.
		Their mahouts, desperate to feed their elephants and their families, turned to the tourism industry for livelihood.
		Nonetheless, the mahouts prepared an amazing Thai dinner for us, and they even ground their own curry pastes with mortar and pestle.
	www.elephantnaturepark.org /news/eleandi.htm (1442 words)

	Thai Elephant Conservation Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Love her mahout and she is the most gentle elephant in the camp!!!
		Today I have a chance to update the information and picture of Prathida and her mahout " John" because they are very lovely couple at the camp....
		Wanalee is very healty elephants, very friendly to every tourists who take her for 3 day mahout course at the camp..
	www.changthai.com (866 words)

	Mahout of the Golden Triangle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The actual mahout course takes ten days and there's even a driving test to pass, but the resort just gives you a taste of it on some very gentle elephants under the guidance of Thai mahouts.
		The mahout had me hopping on and off a few times until he was satisfied with my technique.
		Thailand's full of elephants and this course for foreigners is one way to keep the mahouts from using their elephants for illegal logging or worse, walking them into major cities to get money from tourists.
	homepage.mac.com /jeffreystudebaker/11-16-03.html (948 words)

	Amazon.com: mahout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		gentle elephants and their skilled mahouts are ready to take you...
		I was introduced to the mahout, Nasru, who took me to...
		slight man, known as a mahout, sat on the neck of...
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=mahout&tag=icongroupinterna&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1 (467 words)

	The Hindu : Tusker attacks mahout
		A tusker attacked its mahout in a sudden fit of rage at Poothakulam near here this evening.
		The mahout, Ani, was badly gored in the abdomen while feeding the tusker, Mothi.
		Even after being gored, the mahout, with the help of his assistant, managed to tether the tusker, before it went totally out of control.
	www.hindu.com /2004/03/05/stories/2004030502180300.htm (86 words)

	iMadeItUp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mahout is summoned when Greg Skillman and Adam Rabin get together.
		The frenetic and mind-bending words of Mailbox lyricist Greg Skillman take center stage with the debut studio release from Mahout.
		Perfection is like happiness: as soon as you stop seeking it, you have it.
	www.imadeitup.com /store.php?artist=Mahout (156 words)

	The Elephant and the Mahout, I am indeed honoured that such an auspicious elephant and his affectionate mahout have ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The moment the mahout said, "Yes, I have," the elephant lifted one leg and calmly stood on the three.
		The mahout's parting words reached the king's ears, "You are not worthy enough to possess such an auspicious elephant.
		He and the mahout were greeted with warmth and honor.
	www.4to40.com /4to40.com_non_ssl/folktales/print.asp?article=folktales_elephantandmahout (1130 words)

	Global Spectrum : Thai Elephant Conservation Center Mahout Home Stay
		Stay in the mahout village and help feed, bathe and train the animals.
		After dinner, stroll through the mahout village and listen to some elephant stories.
		Included: 2 nights in Mahout Homestay accommodations based on double occupancy at TECC (with private bathroom), breakfast daily, dinner daily at the Homestay, English speaking guides, services of a GS representative at TECC, medical emergency evactuation insurance, all normal gratuities (guides, mahouts, cooks).
	www.asianpassages.com /print.php3?code=THADV0002 (331 words)

	Deer Park Hotel - Facilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mahout Club wins PATA 2006 Gold Award for elephant and snake conservation.
		Step into the exciting world of our new Mahout Club House, located at the Deer Park hotel reception.
		Our friendly host will help you to plan and organize a dazzling array of excursions and adventures that will excite your senses.
	www.mahoutclub.com (628 words)

	Planet Ark Environmental News Pictures: A Mahout and Olaf Behlert From Germany's Cologne Zoo Inspect a Wild Elephant ...
		A Mahout and Olaf Behlert From Germany's Cologne Zoo Inspect a Wild Elephant Trapped in Mud
		A mahout and Olaf Behlert (R) from Germany's Cologne Zoo inspect a wild elephant trapped in mud in Khao Song sub-district in Chantaburi province July 13, 2006.
		Veterinarians went to the area to rescue a 50-year-old elephant which was stuck in a ditch for six days.
	www.planetark.org /envpicstory.cfm/newsid/37266 (420 words)

	Mahout - LoveToKnow 1911
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		The mahout sits on the elephant's neck and directs him by voice and by the use of a goad called anhus.
		This page was last modified 17:10, 6 Oct 2006.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Mahout (56 words)

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