Energy Value of Elephant Labour

Abstract

Never before has anyone attempted to calculate the energy value of an elephant at work. There are several countries where the elephant still plays a significant role in the forestry industry. This study calculated the energy expanded per hour by a working elephant to be 13,003.74 kcal. It differs from assigned values for large draft animals. The working specifications for a full grown bull elephant were also given. Even though the elephant has given way to machinery in the timber industry, it is worth while preserving both as a renewable form of energy and as an exotic art form.