Six months after capture the elephants will be working in the forests for their new owners, easily moving logs of several tons.
They spent more time wading in icy water than balancing on moving logs.
"In India they use them for moving logs," I said.
They also did heavy work like lifting trees and moving logs.
The pole they hold is one of several used to form a ramp to move logs onto a truck.
Shovel logging is one of a number of methods that may be used to move logs from forest to road.
The river not only provided a means of transportation to move people upstream, but also move logs downstream.
Rivers are used for moving logs and account also for a significant share of those persons who travel to the interior.
Horse driven logging wheels was a means used for moving logs out of the woods.
It is used mainly by two people to move logs by hooking them in each end.