Elephant painting, Maesa Elephant Camp, Near Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand

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Elephants have learnt to paint in tourist shows to provide them with an living since their role in agriculture has largely disappeared. This elephant, at Maesa Elephant Camp near Chiang Mai in Thailand, paints a pretty set of flower with minimal help from his mahout.

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Size: 5200px × 3481px
Location: Maesa Elephant Camp, Near Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand
Photo credit: © Jack Barker / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, art, artistic, charity, conservation, creative, display, draw, elephant, exhibition, flowers, format, group, intelligent, mae, pachyderm, paint, portrait, preservation, sa, show, talent, tour, tourism, travel, valley