September 25, 2010 @ Chiang Mai, Thailand



The kitchen


Each elephant eats few of these basket everyday


Me and Mae Kham Kaew


Itchy itchy


Check out my mouth


Resting the long trunk


Very playful at time


They are huge!


Very cute one year old baby


Chang Yim


Feeding time!


I had a lot of fun feeding Mae Kaew


Mae Kaew keeps asking for more!


Delicious lunch buffet


Delicious lunch buffet


Delicious lunch buffet


Posting for picture


Safety Rules


Delicious lunch


Heading to the river


Ethnic elephant


Splashing water to the elephant


Elephant loves water!


Splashing water to the elephant


Splashing water to the elephant


Apparently I*m doing it too slow


Fun time!


With 3 volunteers splashing water it*s still not enough


Disappeared in the water


Elephant loves water!


One of the four male in the park


Me after bathing the elephants


Malai Tong, her foot is horribly disfigured


She got beautiful ear


The herd


Happy family


The adult elephants are very protective of the two babies


Oh no where are the babies?!?


Graze on grass


Playing in the water


Eating


Crossing the river again


And this is what they do after a bath!


Love this little guy


Mud is sun block for elephant


Itchy itchy


Itchy itchy


Itchy itchy


Itchy itchy


Itchy itchy


Itchy itchy


Itchy itchy


Itchy itchy


Chang Yim & Pha Mai


The two babies


Chang Yim & Pha Mai


Chang Yim & Pha Mai


Chang Yim & Pha Mai


Chang Yim & Pha Mai


Cut it out kids


Chang Yim


Elephant Nature Park believes in positive reinforcement


Elephant


Elephant


Me and elephants


I love elephant!


Elephants Nature Park is like a paradise for elephants


Happy campers


So many wrinkles


Ok I love elephant but not sure about a kiss


A very loving elephant


A very loving elephant


Female elephant has very short teeth


Me & Pha Mai


Hand hand


Hand hand


Storm coming


Pouring rain


After the rain


One of the four male


Elephant: I can do it faster than you guys!


More pink = older elephant


Happy Hour @ Le Meridien Royal Club


Dinner


The tom yum guan soup was not as good as last night one