hatnee

Updated: August 27, 2026

Another steadying rope goes round the elephant's breast, like a chest-band. 'A merciful man is merciful to his beast. You should always, therefore, have a sheet of soft well oiled leather to go between the chest and belly ropes and the elephant's hide; this prevents chafing, and is a great relief to the poor old hathi, as they call the elephant. Hatnee is the female elephant.

James Inglis - Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier: Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter