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The Urban Elephant

The enigmatic subjects of NATURE: The Urban Elephant, Asian elephants are losing territory to the inevitable process of deforestation. Industrialization all over Asia has hurt the mahouts, or elephant drivers, so that the trained elephants and their riders are being driven into major cities such as Bangkok to earn a meager living receiving donations and food from curious tourists.

English
  • Originally Aired November 19, 2000
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network PBS
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