With our students we visited an elephant conservatory in Lampang. They raise and care for elephants and have the only elephant hospital in Thailand. I have always had a love for elephants, but have never come into contact with them until living here in Thailand. They are such majestic animals and looking into their eyes you know they are wise, feeling creatures. Whenever you come across elephants here, there is always someone close by selling corn or bananas for you to feed them. Because of this, physical contact with elephants has become a normal activity, one I know I won't be able to repeat inside the U.S.
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| They trained the elephants to paint pictures which they then auction off to raise funds for the conservatory. |
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| Elephant trunk reaching for some snacks! |
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| Rocking a dorky grin because I'm touching an elephant. |
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