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Bend it like big ears

Posted by Emma Torry on November 20, 2007 at 12:48 PM

300 trunks, 600 flapping ears and 132 legs on a football pitch… Yesterday the annual elephant festival took place in Surin, Thailand. More than 300 elephants and their handlers attended the event, the highlights of which included an 11-a-side football match and darts throwing competition.

Elephant fans can check out video footage of the animals’ football skills here.

Since logging was banned in Thailand in 1989 the country’s elephant handlers, or “mahouts”, have been forced into training their statuesque friends to perform tricks for tourists. The elephant festival is an important annual event for them both in terms of income and as a reunion / homecoming.

Other highlights on the elephant event calendar include:

February 2008

March 2008

April 2008

September 2008

  • Ganesh Festival, Pune, India (ok, so it not elephants per se, but a celebration for the elephant-headed god)
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