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  • Why Elephants Leave Home (1923)
  • Short | Documentary, Short
Why Elephants Leave Home (1923)
Short | Documentary, Short
In India and Ceylon the wild elephant herds multiply to such an extent that wide stretches of cultivated areas are devastated by the beasts during their foraging expeditions from the jungle. To prevent these depredations. the Government at...See moreIn India and Ceylon the wild elephant herds multiply to such an extent that wide stretches of cultivated areas are devastated by the beasts during their foraging expeditions from the jungle. To prevent these depredations. the Government at intervals conducts an "Elephant Kraal," in which thousands of natives participate, the native being better qualified by agility and experience to cope with the hazards entailed in the perilous task of corralling the thousands of huge untamed pachyderms taken into custody during these round-ups. The action of the kraal in 'Why Elephants Leave Home' was taken in the jungles of Ceylon. Every phase of the perilous round-up is entertainingly shown with an abundance of thrills and human-interest sidelights. Tamed elephants are used as decoys and eventually as the actual captors in these kraals. How these domesticated animals, responding to the demands of their human masters, lead their untamed fellows into the great stockade and then complete the capture by pulling them to the anchorage of the jungle trees is one of the most interesting and thrilling chapters contributed to the screen's record of wild-animal life in its native haunts. Written by Motion Picture News, November 17, 1923 See less
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Katherine Hilliker (titles)
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Updated Dec 9, 1923
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Dec 9, 1923 (United States)

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