Elephant plays in gushing water at waterfall. Patara Elephant Farm, an elephant rescue operation, Chiang Mai Thailand

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Elephants play in gushing water at waterfall. Patara Elephant Farm, an elephant rescue operation in the Chiang Mai area of Thailand where visitors can 'own' an elephant for a day. Each person is paired off with an elephant and a mahout and then feeds, inspects, brushes, washes and rides 'his' elephant.

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Size: 3891px × 2583px
Location: Chiang Mai Provence, Thailand
Photo credit: © Yvette Cardozo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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