BANGKOK -- Jimh, a 29-year-old female elephant, gets an outdoor shower before she swims each day, descending large, flat steps and plunging into a massive, 4-meter deep blue pool.
Teerapong "Non" Sakdanarongsri, a former mahout at a commercial elephant park, enjoys a quiet moment with Sierra, a 16-month-old female elephant who already weighs 400 kg. At Elephant Freedom Village, the camp he founded eight years ago, only "positive reinforcement techniques" are used. (Photo by Adam Oswell)
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