Burma . WILD ANIMALS 95. then the bathing-places have to be staked elephants make a road dangerous at are captured - by pit-falls. Decoys arealso used in various ways; small animals aredetached from the herd by their means and thenkept going until worn out, and they can betethered and hobbled for taming. The breakingin is accomplished by pinning the elephant be-tween trees or stout posts where it cannot liedown, keeping it underfed, and giving food asthe reward of docility. Young elephants born incaptivity—as occasionally happens—are brokenin, in the same way, about the
Burma . WILD ANIMALS 95. then the bathing-places have to be staked elephants make a road dangerous at are captured - by pit-falls. Decoys arealso used in various ways; small animals aredetached from the herd by their means and thenkept going until worn out, and they can betethered and hobbled for taming. The breakingin is accomplished by pinning the elephant be-tween trees or stout posts where it cannot liedown, keeping it underfed, and giving food asthe reward of docility. Young elephants born incaptivity—as occasionally happens—are brokenin, in the same way, about the sixth year, whenhalf grown. The stock is replenished from Siam,where the wild herds are larger, and the businessof catching is more developed, and where alsoelephants breed more frequently in elephant-breakers and trainers are Shans,and the words of command Shan. Rhinoceroses(kyan) may be found about the sources of streamsin the evergreen hills ; occasional tracks areseen. A tapir occurs in the forests
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