Young 4 year old Elephant 'Rara' bathing in the sea with mahoot, rider, keeper or trainer on Krabi tourist beach in Thailand.

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Young Elephant with Trainer Elephants are an important part of Thai culture and the Thai way of life. They are a traditional symbol of royal power, an essential feature of Buddhist art and architecture, an a spiritual mentor for people of all walks of life. Elephants in Thailand have always been a symbol of both power and peace. They have always performed the most exacting physical tasks. And they have always been well loved. The number of elephants in Thailand today is limited to about 2,600. Most of these are at various elephant camps around the country where they learn to work in the forests and mountains and to entertain the hundreds of thousands of people who go to see them each year, and where they live, play and reproduce in a setting that is as close to the wild as possible.

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Krabni Province Thailand
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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