Our elephants are beautiful with different color clay

Tue 18 Aug 15
Elephant Nature Park

If you see the skin of our elephants, you may wonder about how smooth and beautiful they are ! we will tell you the secret :
At our place we have many different types of clay. During the rainy season the rain washes away the sand and then we can see the elephant dig for the clay. Some clays are very rich in minerals, and our elephant dig deep for it. We are fortunate to have many types of clay on our floodplain. Whether golden red blue or dark brown, our mahout love to pick up and pamper the elephant that they care for. Some blind elephant can’t find the clay by themselves, so their mahouts have to bring the clay to them to treat their skin. The Natural colors from the earth are not only beautiful, they are very useful.

Jokia and Faa Mai are having a beautiful skin in a different color.

This is Mae Perm, she looks fantastic in a gray color.

Dok Mai can not wait for clay scrub service.

Faa Sai is testing the clay while she’s waiting her mahout digging the clay.

Faa Mai and Jokia really enjoy pampering with clay.

Smooth and glow.

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

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

Flashback Friday 28 July 2023: FaaSai Before her rescue and Now

She was just a young girl 5 years old, separated from her mother and forced to perform in the circus. With a stubborn proud heart, she refused to comply, and she suffered more harm, shackled and beaten until the owner could do no more with her. She was so fortunate to find her life absorbed into and fostered by a large family group.

Fri 28 Jul 23

Elephant family protect baby elephant chana in the rain at elephant nature park

Elephants protect a baby while she sleeps during a rain storm

This is another touching video, showing an elephant family gathering closely around a baby elephant at Elephant Nature Park as she lays in the mud during a rainstorm. The family protects her while she is laying down in the rain. Laying in the mud and in the rain, Chana is certainly wet & muddy but the nannies show a form of protection to their cherished baby Chana.

Sun 02 Jul 23

Baby Elephant LekLek Loves To Run Around at Elephant Nature Park

Baby elephant LekLek is becoming stronger and more confident. She loves running around her area and is quite territorial with strangers. Her weight is steadily improving, and we are delighted to see the little girl growing up in good health at Elephant Nature Park.

Sat 01 Jul 23

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SookSai Presents Herself To Be A Nanny For Newly Rescued Baby Sa Ngae

There is a wonderful story to be seen in this video, showing the start of a relationship between a baby elephant Sa Ngae andan older elephant SookSai. Sa Ngae's mother Mho Jae is constantly in the vicinity and lets her baby play with SookSai.

The story to be understood here is that SookSai is presenting herself to be a nanny for the baby and showing that she would like to bond with the family.

Fri 30 Jun 23

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PyiMai and Chaba take the opportunity to roam about

While the mahouts are relaxing in the shade, Pyi Mai and Chaba take the opportunity to roam about. They spy the cameraman filming some other elephants nearby, and they suspect that they might be able to find some food.

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