Sex |
Female or male |
Age |
Age of elephant (years) |
Work Type |
Type of work: observation, riding with a saddle, riding bareback, no riding, or show |
Work Hour |
Duration of work when elephants interacted with tourists per day (h) |
Walk Distance Day |
Walking distance during working period per day (m) |
Walk Time Day |
Walking time during working period per day (min) |
Chain Hour |
Duration of chaining per day (h) |
Rest Day |
Rest areas during the day: |
|
Shed: |
Roofed structure used to keep several elephants in the same place, often restrained by ropes or chains |
|
Open area: |
Elephants were free to walk, swim or forage on walking trails, grass fields, pastures, large dirt areas, or rivers or ponds |
|
Tree: |
Elephants tied under trees inside the camps for shade |
Rest Night |
Rest areas during the night: |
|
Shed: |
Same as during the day |
|
Open area: |
Unsheltered areas where elephants could be restrained apart from each other |
|
Enclosure: |
Roofed structures built of metal or wood to house one or two elephants. Elephants were allowed free movement or tied to an internal post |
|
Forest: |
Local forest land where elephants could be restrained |
|
Tree: |
Same as during the day |
Free foraging |
Ability to forage in the forest or grass field everyday: Yes or No |
Ankus |
Using an ankus to control an elephant: Yes or No |