The 3, 500-pounder resisted the first gaff for an hour and a half and thrashed for another hour before they got the tail-rope round it.

ECONOMIST: Frank Mundus

Showing his broad lion face and stubby ears, his tail brushing the rocky ground like a rope, playing his part almost with embarrassment, he looked from side to side as though expecting the trainer's whip.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Lost in Uttar Pradesh'