Riding elephants as they swim in a river at Elephant Stay, an elephant conservation center in Bangkok, Thailand

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Riding elephants as they swim in a river at Elephant Stay, an elephant conservation center in the Bangkok area. Here visitors can learn how to care for and appreciate elephants. Forty years ago, there were 6,000 domestic and 10,000 wild elephants in Thailand. Today there are only 3,200 domestic and 1,600 wild elephants left.

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Size: 3996px × 2517px
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Photo credit: © Yvette Cardozo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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