Kumki
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Kumki is the local name for captive, trained Indian elephant
s. These are used mostly for taming and training of newly captured wild elephants and also to lead away wild elephants that stray in to human settlements.
Kumkis are not the tame elephants widely found in Indian temples. An elephant has to undergo extensive training before it can become a Kumki. Several animal activists have appealed against this "kraal
" training system.
Indian Elephant
The Indian Elephant is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to mainland Asia. Since 1986, Elephas maximus has been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 60–75 years...
s. These are used mostly for taming and training of newly captured wild elephants and also to lead away wild elephants that stray in to human settlements.
Kumkis are not the tame elephants widely found in Indian temples. An elephant has to undergo extensive training before it can become a Kumki. Several animal activists have appealed against this "kraal
Kraal
Kraal is an Afrikaans and Dutch word for an enclosure for cattle or other livestock, located within an African settlement or village surrounded by a palisade, mud wall, or other fencing, roughly circular in form.In the Dutch language a kraal is a term derived from the Portuguese word , cognate...
" training system.