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Man standing on an elephant’s tusks
August 10, 2010

Mahout and Elephant

This Month in Photo of the Day: Photos From the 2009 International Photo Contest

Nazroo, a mahout (elephant driver), poses for a portrait while taking his elephant, Rajan, out for a swim at Radha Nagar Beach in Havelock, Andaman Islands.


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Photograph by Cesare Naldi

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