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National Zoo  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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2018-05-29T20:49:37.000Z
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1,396
Video Title:
FIELD IN FOCUS | Mahouts and Elephants | 360
Description:
Smithsonian scientists work with Myanmar’s forestry department and mahouts to study wild elephants. Mahouts are elephant keepers, trainers and trackers. They can find elephants through the dense forest and are experts in elephant behavior from caring for their own elephants. The elephants the mahouts care for are mostly former work elephants, used as draft animals for logging. Together, scientists, the forestry department and mahouts, find and fit wild elephants with GPS collars. The data they collect will help protect elephants and their habitat.
Video Duration:
1 min 56 sec
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Pets & Animals  Search this
Topic:
Zoology;Animals;Veterinary medicine;Animal health  Search this
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National Zoo
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