What is Mahout?
[[File:Mahout Elephant Nature Park.JPG|thumb|A mahout with his [[elephant]] in [[Thailand]]]] A '''mahout''' (ORIGIN from Hindi mahāvat) is a person who drives an [[elephant]]. Usually, a mahout starts as a boy, when he is given a young elephant so that they become attached to each other. [[File:Thai elephants and mahouts by Don Ramey Logan.jpg|thumb|left|Thai elephants and mahouts with ''anlius'', or ''ankusha'']]The most common [[tool]] used by mahouts is a [[goad]] called ''anlius'', or ''ankusha'' - a sharp [[hook]] used to guide a tamed elephant by prodding on the back of its head. {{stub}} [[Category:Occupations]]