Plant Collecting
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 8:36AM
[chuck] in Hukaung Valley, Myanmar, Science, elephants

Another example of an elephant being used to collect plant specimens (see Hukaung Valley Rattan Survey). If I remember correctly, the mahouts were trying to get the orchid on the branch above for Dr. Saw Lwin (see Tea Break). [NOTE: The black Eagle Creek duffel bag on top of the white plastic jug on the elephant to the right has all of my stuff in it]. 

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