another picture my father took in the early 1970s
@DocAndersen (54399)
United States
December 8, 2019 9:47am CST
Living in Thailand you learn that Elephants are intelligent, helpful and without their help humans struggle!
White elephants are very rare and always are given to the king of Thailand.
But in this case, a baby elephant.
Notice that unlike a zoo the elephant is out in the open, you could touch, talk to and interact with them.
Ever ridden an elephant?
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@LindaOHio (222898)
• United States
8 Dec 19
How cool that you could touch and interact with an elephant. Baby elephants are so cute! No, I've never ridden an elephant.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
8 Dec 19
Elephants are all over Bangkok!! I loved getting to hang out with them!
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@LindaOHio (222898)
• United States
8 Dec 19
@DocAndersen That is definitely so cool! Just don't get stepped on!
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
11 Dec 19
@DocAndersen Some really are immensely huge!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
11 Dec 19
@DianneN i remember being a kid in Thailand and looking up! All I could see was elephant
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@JudyEv (382658)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Dec 19
@DocAndersen There was a baby one there too and it kept pushing Vince around.
@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
9 Dec 19
that is so much fun! Nice picture by the by
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
8 Dec 19
@DocAndersen my son loves it though
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
8 Dec 19
it was an amazing experience for me but I do understand
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
8 Dec 19
@DocAndersen And unforgettable. There is an elephant sanctuary not too far form here. Very cool. A lot of the circus elephants have returned there.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
9 Dec 19
@CarolDM that is awesome I did not know that
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
8 Dec 19
it is the most amazing experience!
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
8 Dec 19
No I have not but elephants so precious xo What a lovely photo your Father took.
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@FourWalls (86910)
• United States
8 Dec 19
No, I’ve never ridden one (maybe at a zoo as a child). Never seen one outside of a zoo, either.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
8 Dec 19
i watched them harvesting teak in Thailand! The elephants move the logs once they are ready to be pushed to the river!
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@garymarsh6 (24114)
• United Kingdom
8 Dec 19
I love elephants they are so gentle. I rode an elephant in Thailand on a jungle trek. Lord you are so high off the ground. He got his reward with two hands of bananas. In India in January a temple elephant gave me a blessing with his trunk. I have to say that was not gentle at all.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
8 Dec 19
they are amazing, I lived in Thailand and love the gentle giants!
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Dec 19
No I have not! I would love to pet one but I don`t want to if its a caged elephant.
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