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

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Reference list Koehl, Dan, (2025). 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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