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Elephant Polo Takes The Sport To New Heights

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Elephant polo is the exact same sport as regular polo but while riding elephants. For those who don’t know, polo is a game where players ride horses, trying to knock balls through goals by hitting them with mallets. In elephant polo, the sticks are longer but the game is played with the same rules as traditional polo. A governing body for the sport, the World Elephant Polo Association, was formed in 1982. While impossible to play in the United States because of regulations, elephant polo is popular in Asia, particularly Nepal, India, and Thailand. Luckily for the states, ostrich and camel racing both exist.

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