Elephants employed to do one or more kinds of tasks

Elephant drovers and workmen in loincloths driving on an elephant in reins to pull a ship to the shore. Engraving by J. Petrus.

Elephant Company : the inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II / Vicki Constantine Croke.

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Elephant Company : the inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped him save lives in World War II / Vicki Constantine Croke.

Elephant drovers and workmen in loincloths driving on an elephant in reins to pull a ship to the shore. Engraving by J. Petrus.