Impact of Weight Carriage on Joint Kinematics in Asian Elephants Used for Riding
Impact of Weight Carriage on Joint Kinematics in Asian Elephants Used for Riding
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Riding elephants is one of the most controversial activities in the tourist industry, with concerns over whether load carrying is physically harmful. Here, we used an empirical approach to test how carrying loads up to 15% of the elephant’s body mass affected gait parameters.
