CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- In early October, people watching television coverage of catastrophic floods in northern Thailand and neighboring countries were shocked by video footage of elephants ...
Video released by The Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, shows four elephants wading through flood waters as staff work to evacuate the animals to higher ground. Park founder Saengduean ...
An Asian elephant in central Thailand has given birth to a rare set of twins, in what caretakers have described as a miracle. The mother, 36-year-old Chamchuri, was not expected to deliver twins ...
The mystique surrounding elephants has been ingrained in Thai culture for centuries. White elephants, in particular, have been considered symbols of wisdom, power, and good fortune since the birth ...
BANGKOK: Over 100 elephants have been evacuated from a popular elephant sanctuary in northern Thailand amid heavy flooding, with some reportedly still trapped in the premises. A photo posted by ...
The first Asian elephants at the zoo were also presented by Thailand, then known as Siam, 132 years ago. Subsequent gifts of elephants were also big crowd-pleasers, but during World War II all of ...
Nearly three metres high at the shoulder, weighing at least four tonnes, and with spectacular tusks that curve together until they almost touch, the 18-year-old Thai bull elephant is an imposing ...
A Thai elephant gifted to Sri Lanka two decades ago ... Muthu Raja was moved from its temporary home at a zoo in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo before dawn, accompanied by four Thai handlers ...
Flash floods swept through a popular elephant sanctuary in northern Thailand on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of about 100 elephants and trapping dozens of tourists, amid urgent pleas for help.