Five women mounted on elephant-back and wearing red devil horns atop their helmets raised their polo sticks in unison and let forth a primal scream. Here, on a humid March afternoon along the banks of ...

Beginning in the late 1980s, many of Thailand’s elephants were decommissioned from laboring as timber haulers. So what’s a retired pachyderm to do but play a little polo? From March 23 to 29, the ...

WE ARRIVED AT NEW DELHI'S Shanti Home hotel late at night, en route to Nepal, six men and a manager with almost zero experience about to belly-flop right into the 27th World Elephant Polo ...

CHIANG SAEN, Thailand — During America’s debut in the world of elephant polo last week, frustrated U.S. captain Kimberly Zenz nearly screamed herself hoarse. The prime pachyderms toting the rival ...

“Get up, get up, get up!” Raj’s clipped staccato shout echoes across the polo field. My teenage son lay sprawled on the cropped green grass, his glossy chestnut skittering to a halt with the stirrups ...

Animal rights activists in India have called on the eve of a controversial tournament for the elite, centuries-old sport of elephant polo to be banned due to what they say is the pain and suffering it ...

It’s Labor Day. Almost. Time to talk about leisurely/holiday-weekend-y pursuits. Sort of. Just you. A lush, green lawn. A picnic blanket. Something cold to drink. And a bunch of 13,000-pound mammals ...

LONDON - Scotland can finally declare itself a sporting heavyweight after winning the Elephant Polo World Championship in Nepal. The Scots snared the 2004 title after a week-long tournament in the ...

During America’s debut in the extra-wide world of elephant polo last week, frustrated U.S. captain Kimberly Zenz nearly screamed herself hoarse. The prime pachyderms toting the rival Italians were ...

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