Well, I’ve certainly heard the story several times. I think it’s sometimes told in Indian context, so try including India in your research… I don’t care enough to find that out personally
The most I could find were photographs of Indian elephants being held by (what looked to me, anyway) like rather small chains. But yeah, I see a lot of references to the nice allegorical story without a real citation.
My prior is still on it being true to some degree, not because it sounds nice but because I know training animals often works approximately the same way.
Well, I’ve certainly heard the story several times. I think it’s sometimes told in Indian context, so try including India in your research… I don’t care enough to find that out personally
The most I could find were photographs of Indian elephants being held by (what looked to me, anyway) like rather small chains. But yeah, I see a lot of references to the nice allegorical story without a real citation.
My prior is still on it being true to some degree, not because it sounds nice but because I know training animals often works approximately the same way.