Elephant Camp | Daniel Roca photography

Elephant Camp

A young oozie from the Mon Kayin people with a metal spear or ankusa, which is used to control the elephant by poking it on some areas of the head, where the animal is more sensitive, like the mouth or behind the ears (this tool is also called anlius). Forest Village, between 16 and 17 miles from Taungoo. Myanmar, February 2014.

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A young oozie from the Mon Kayin people with a metal spear or ankusa, which is used to control the elephant by poking it on some areas of the head, where the animal is more sensitive, like the mouth or behind the ears (this tool is also called anlius). Forest Village, between 16 and 17 miles from Taungoo. Myanmar, February 2014.