A mahout shares a quiet moment with a rescued Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at the Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai

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A mahout shares a quiet moment with a rescued Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at the Elephant Nature Park, the only sanctuary for Asian elephants in Thailand

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Size: 3168px × 4752px
Location: Elephant Nature Park, Near Chiang Mai, Thailand, South East Asia
Photo credit: © Emma Durnford / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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