Gangala-na-Bodio Elephant Domestication Center
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Gangala-na-Bodio Elephant Domestication Center | |
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Location | northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Nearest city | Dungu |
Coordinates | 3°40′48″N 29°08′06″E / 3.67998°N 29.13488°E |
Gangala-na-bodio was a colonial-era elephant-domestication station located near Faradje[1] in present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3] The Belgian project at Kira Vunga, Api and Gangala was the first attempt to domesticate African elephants for work.[4]
Notes
- ^ Rorison 2008, p. 170.
- ^ Roth 1997, pp. 128–130.
- ^ Gordimer 2010, pp. 90–95.
- ^ Denis 1963, pp. 88–91.
References
- Denis, Armand (1963). On safari; the story of my life (1 ed.). New York: Dutton.
- Fraser, Ronald (1954-08-08). "Savage Giants Of Jungle Taught To Do Work Of Man". Toledo Blade. Brussels, Belgium. p. 3.
- Gordimer, Nadine (2010). Telling times : writing and living, 1954-2008. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. ISBN 0393066282.
- Roth, Harald H; Günter Merz (1997). Wildlife resources : a global account of economic use. Berlin; New York: Springer. ISBN 3540613579.
- Rorison, Sean (2008). Congo: Democratic Republic, Republic : the Bradt travel guide. Bradt travel guides : Globe Pequot. ISBN 1841622338.
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