Man and elephant in the Tsavo area of Kenya: an anthropological perspective

Abstract

Reviews the relationship of the Taita enthic group who occupied the hills in the Tsavo area and that of the plains dwelling Waata group with elephants. Although their hunting approach to elephants was quite different with the Taita rarely hunting them and the Waata actively hunting them both groups had due respect for the elephant which played a role in their mythology as well as their daily lives.