Question

What is “the master call”? Why is it the most important signal for an elephant to learn?

Answer 1

The master call is a strange hissing, howling sound, as if a snake and a tiger were fighting each other, and this kind of noise has to be made in an elephant’s ear. It is the most important signal for an elephant to learn because if one is lost in the jungle and there is no way out, the only thing to do then is to give the master call. At once, the elephant pulls down the trees in front of it, one by one, with its trunk. This achieves two purposes. First, it frightens all the animals away, and second, a road is formed that leads straight to one’s house.