The Elephant in the Room: Ancient Wisdom Meets Human Invasion in Northern Thailand
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nice! woah, that elephant video is crazy.. that driver clearly doesnt know how to reverse! shame.. i love how elephant is smiling as he does it!
good to see a list of things not to do!
and here is a nice thing you can do, if you happen to have your piano with you they seem to appreciate it!
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100% upvote for sharing one of my FAV pieces of music. LOVE LOVE LOVE... xxx
I love the elephant smiling too, and one simply wants to cheer!
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Hugs to you, my dear. :) x
I remember hearing a tragic story about a group of elephants that kept falling off of a cliff in a nature reserve north of Bangkok I think. That was so tragic.
The Thai elephants are cursed with being a bit too friendly I think and I have noticed in the one year that I have lived here that there seems to be a movement to step away from riding on them, which is wonderful.
Like most people, I had no idea about the brutal treatment these wonderful creatures faced when being "broken" in order to allow people to ride on their backs all day.
You have been here a long time so you probably know more about it than I do but it was just heartbreaking when it was pointed out to me. Hopefully the visitors to this country shun that sort of business as it is animal cruelty to the highest degree!
The tourism of riding and elephant shows IS brutal and unacceptable under any circumstances. The elephants you refer to who "kept falling off cliffs" are referred to in the 2nd half of my post - it is NOT an accident or unlucky coincidence. :( Thai elephants aren't born that friendly - they learn it in their "breaking" process as a coping strategy for being fed. It is all too tragic.
Thankfully the tide IS turning towards no-ride-no-feed-no-bathe-no-contact sanctuaries. But few selfies to be had and hard to make that pay - the elephants eat simply phenomenal amounts.
Appreciate your comments. :)
ah, i see it now in the 2nd part of the article. I didn't realize that was the reason they had fallen. So sad.
There is something wondrous about seeing a free animal in its own environment, up close. So I wonder if that's why people are attracted to the parks. Personally I wouldn't be blase about a creature so big.
I recently saw a David Attenborough programme on some African elephants. It was actually quite amusing to see how intelligent and almost human like they can be. What amazing creatures!
I can assure you that when I am personally facing the prospect of meeting these guys round a sharp bend on a remote mountain road, I am many things but blase isn't one of them!! Yes, perhaps we ARE fascinated by the wild things in their own habitat. Suddenly thinking of Max in his onesie and Where the Wild Things Are.
To this day I've still not read that book, yet I feel I should have, because it is so well known and often referenced.
It's a GLORIOUS wondrous children's story - no doubt easily available as a freebie online given its age and 50 years+ on copyright. I remember first reading it in Australia when I was about 8 and very new to English - and I'm 56 now. LOL.
Stunning illustrations. :)
Here you go: on youtube LOL.
Lol! Thank you. That actually wasn't what I expected it to be. Now I know, though.
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Elephants are amazing animals and you are so fortunate to have them in yur area!
Unfortunate though that tourism takes precedence over elephant conservation - when will we ever learn!
Thanks for sharing!