Julie: The elephant has always been an important means of transportation in India. They make an excellent vehicle for touring the country’s many national parks.
So Arun, is it a boy or a girl?
Arun: This is a girl.
Julie: And what is her name?
Arun: Premkali.
Julie: Premkali.
Arun: She’s Premkali.
Julie: She’s beautiful. And the person who drives the elephant is called the mahout?
Arun: Yes.
Julie: Mahout.
The elephants live to be how old?
Arun: 100 years.
Julie: 100 years? And how old is Premkali?
Arun: Premkali is 40 years.
Julie: 40, she isn’t reach middle age? Almost. And what does Premkali means? Does it mean something?
Arun: It means love. Kali means bird.
Julie: Love bird.
Do many elephants live in this area?
Arun: About 100 elephants are here.
Julie: Tell me how he controls the elephant.
Arun: He uses leaves to stop and the speed is controlled by the ankush.
Julie: So it’s a very responsive animal.
Arun: Very responsive.
Julie: And its gentle commands. It’s amazing.
That’s spider web.
Arun: We are passing through one of the natural parks of India. Ecologically its very nice area. You could see tigers, leopards. It’s very important for birds also. It’s very good, if somebody likes to see wildlife, India have it.
Male: She likes you.
Julie: She likes the glasses.
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