Meergah


Definition of Meergah

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Records about Meergah from the Gajah Glossary at https://www.asesg.org/PDFfiles/Gajah/23-01-Glossary.pdf Meergah (Hindustani): [also: meerga, meergha, mirga, mriga; see also: sowar] (Sanderson 1907; Sanderson 7962:260; Lahiri-Choudhury 1999:458) LongJegged elephant, favored for use as a transport
animal and taught to carry loads on its back or haul carts. According to Sanderson (1907: 84) it is not a very desirable elephant. A body-type: thin, long legs, small head, light body usually faster than the koomeriah , but lacking in courage and endurance.

M. Philip Kahl and Charles Santiapillai, Gajah Elephant Glossary, Gajah nr 23 (2004), Journal for Asian Elephant Specialist Group


Reference list Koehl, Dan, (2024). Meergah. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 September 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/index.php?id=144. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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