Happy Birthday !!! baby elephant Dokmai.

Mon 06 Apr 15
Elephant Nature Park

Today is wonderful baby elephant Dokmai’s 2nd Birthday. Thank you to Mae Dok Ngern, her mother who brought us a wonderful baby elephant on 6th April 2013. Happy Birthday our “Queen of the flowers”. May you a beautiful long life and wishing you all the happiness. We promise, we will try the best for you to brighten up your living at our sanctuary. Big hugs and trunk kisses !!!

ThongAe at Elephant Nature Park Loves Making Friends With Elephants

In this heartwarming video, ThongAe observes DokNgern and DokMai on the other side of the river, joyfully engaged in exploration and play. Without hesitation, ThongAe decides to bridge the gap, demonstrating her social prowess.

Thu 25 Jan 24

Adorable Elephant Antics by the River at Elephant Nature Park

Witness a heartwarming and hilarious moment as 2 playful elephants, DokMai and Ponsawan, venture near the river for some innocent fun together.

Thu 04 Jan 24

Elephant of the week 24 September 2023: Super Nanny Srinuan

When she arrived at the park, she embraced her new family immediately. Not only is she the adoptive mother of DokNgern, she is also the aunty of Chang Yim, FaaMai, DokMai, and DokRak. And when Bunma and her baby Chaba first arrived she quickly moved to assist caring for Chaba.

Mon 25 Sep 23

Fascinating Elephant Communication at Elephant Nature Park

At Elephant Nature Park, visitors can often see younger elephants being surrounded, guided, caressed and protected by other elephants. This caring behaviour of elephants being attentive to the care and well being of other elephants, especially younger elephants we call Nanny Behaviour.

Thu 31 Aug 23

A Recipe for satisfaction expertly demonstrated by DokNgern at Elephant Nature Park Sanctuary

A Recipe for satisfaction – Mud Therapy expertly demonstrated by DokNgern

The herd of Buathong, DokMai, ThongJan, and Dokngern enjoyed a mud bath after the rain today, relishing the effects of mud on their skin. Mud therapy is a source of great pleasure for elephants and the mud at Elephant Nature Park is apparently pretty good.

Sat 19 Aug 23

Rescued Elephants MoLoh and LekLek update by our founder Lek

After a recent post about the difficulties of 2 newly rescued elephants settling into Elephant Nature Park, our founder Lek Chailert today made this observation: LekLek and her mother, MoLoh, have been in the Park for some time now. It seemed likely that they would be absorbed beautifully into FaaMai’s family group.

Thu 17 Aug 23

Could a baby elephant bring her rejected mother into the herd?

Earlier this year, baby elephant LekLek and mother MohLoh were rescued from the Omkoi District of Chiang Mai by Save Elephant Foundation. On arrival at Elephant Nature Park, they were introduced to FaaMai's family but three months have passed and acceptance is not complete.

Mon 14 Aug 23

Mother & daughter time!

Elephants love to play in the river at Elephant Nature Park. DokMai and her mother DokNgern enjoy the swollen Mae Taeng River.

Mon 31 Jul 23

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