A mahout is an elephant rider, trainer, or keeper. [1] Mahouts were used since antiquity for both civilian and military use. Traditionally, mahouts came from ethnic groups with generations of elephant keeping experience, with a mahout retaining his elephant throughout its working life or service years. More @Wikipedia
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