Thai elephant 'teachers' coming

Thai elephant 'teachers' coming

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Twelve elephant 'teachers' bought
from Thailand will be transported overland through Malaysia and
Singapore, to enter Indonesia through Aceh, Antara reported.

The head of the Lampung's Nature Conservation Agency, said the
animals will be used to tame local elephants, and should reach
the Way Kambas elephant training center near here within two
months.

At the moment, the school has only one training elephant left:
40-year old Tong Bay, who also came from Thailand.

Some of the new elephants would be dispatched to other
provinces, including Aceh and Central Kalimantan, the news agency
said.

Thai elephants are suitable for training and taming local wild
elephants because they are bigger in posture. (emb)