Hope vs Jungle Boy

Two young male Elephants Hope & Jungle Boy, play-practicing their natural behaviours in the sanctuary of Elephant Nature Park

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Elephant Of The Week : Hope, the handsome young bull at ENP

Hope was born around August 2000. He is now 16 years old. His mother was a trekking elephant who was forced to stop working due to illness.  His mother and hope were kept in the jungle near the owner’s village. The mother died from liver flukes. Hope was very weak as he still need special…

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Hope is our handsome male elephant and he is very gentle even he is in the musth period.

Our boy Hope still in the Musth season. He is more relax and take long time to swim during the hot hours. Today he walk to Lek and when he saw the tamarind his favorite snack in her hand he want to show that he not danger, by starting to lay down and search trunk to ask for food. He is such a gentle and handsome boy.

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Hope

With the help and kind support from Jody Thomas (USA) and Leonor Gonzo (Australia) Hope won his freedom to stay with us. These kind volunteers became Hope’s foster parents after helping to buy his freedom.After the untimely death of Ging Mai, Hope stopped drinking and taking food. He was totally devastated and kept calling out for his young friend. He used his trunk to smell and looked all over the area for his little brother. Finally we had to move him to another place. It was just too sad to see this devastated boy stay in this land surrounded by painful memories and sadness.

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