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PTI | ByAgence France-Presse, Bangkok
Jan 20, 2005 07:17 PM IST

Having taught Thailand's elephants to paint, dance and play musical instruments, their Thai handlers are now toilet-training the beasts.

Having taught Thailand's elephants to paint, dance and play musical instruments, their Thai handlers are now toilet-training the beasts, media reported Wednesday.

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Handlers -- known as mahouts -- have installed giant human-style toilets at a camp in the northern city of Chiang Mai to try to rid the tourist attraction of unsightly droppings, according to the Nation newspaper.

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Some seven elephants at the privately run camp beside Chiang Mai Zoo are being trained to sit like a human on the giant white toilets, which can be flushed by pulling on a rope with a gentle tug of the trunk, said the daily.

It showed a picture of a five-year-old elephant named Diew testing out one of the oversized concrete toilets, which has been fitted with equally jumbo-sized plumbing.

The elephants were reportedly rescued from the streets of Bangkok where people were using them to collect money from tourists.

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