• Asia,  Thailand

    Elephant Nature Park: Pachyderm Paradise

    She gracefully swings her trunk over along the thick, gray, wrinkled ear of another elephant.  They stand next to each other in the field, tapping gently with their trunks, communicating through noises they send through their long noses.  The elephant is talking to her friend in a way she can understand since she is unable to see.  They lightly trumpet to one another, the calls are low pitched squeaks.  Our group stands and quietly watches them as they chat over their lunch, like a couple of ladies at a cafe for brunch.  It is such a treat to see elephant behaviors in a space that is more like their natural…