A mother elephant and her daughter had an emotional reunion at the Elephant Nature Park, a rescue and rehabilitation facility in Tʜᴀɪʟᴀɴᴅ, after being separated for more than three years by the tourism industry. The amazing event was captured on camera and demonstrated the emotional ties that existed between elephants.
After traveling 100 kilometers through the Thai forest, Me-Bai, a young elephant, was snuggling her mother, Mae Yui, as the pair joyfully flapped their ears and massaged each other with their trunks in the Elephant Nature Park refuge in the country’s north.
Me-Bai, who was 3 and a half years old at the time she was sold to provide rides for tourists in Tʜᴀɪʟᴀɴᴅ, never saw her mother, who also worked in the trade for 3 years. It is particularly heartbreaking because females frequently stay with their herds until they pass away, forming incredibly strong bonds. They are hardly ever split prior to the calf turning five years old.
The baby elephant left the tourism business because she was too young, had started to lose weight, and could no longer carry the guests, according to Elephant News. Recently, Me-Bai was saved and brought to the shelter after a grueling four-day, 100 km walk in the sweltering sun.
Me-Bai was anxious and wary of people when she first came at the refuge, but she soon recognized that her new caregivers had no wish to abuse her in any way. After learning that Me Bai’s mother worked there, the owners of the nearby tourist attraction consented to her retirement, allowing her to join her children at the refuge.
The two elephants’ touching reunion was captured on camera. After spending an uneasy thirty minutes together during which the keepers ғᴇᴀʀed they may have been worried about being split up once more, the elephants hugged and flapped their ears, clearly in delight. The two then ate and strolled together happily.
Let’s watch the video:
