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Baby elephants watch over dead mother’s body from poisoning

ThailandAuthorities were forced to move the baby elephant elsewhere after villagers discovered it hanging around the mother’s carcass for hours.





The young elephant was orphaned after its mother died from eating poisoned corn.  Photo: Viral Press

The young elephant was orphaned after its mother died from eating poisoned corn. Image: Viral Press

11-month-old baby elephant Park Mae Mae escaped from her cage with her mother, Moke Chue, 31, and wandered into a plantation to eat corn in Tak province on April 22. However, its mother ate crops sprayed with many pesticides and fertilizers, leading to poisoning. The villagers discovered Park Mae Mae on April 23, about 12 hours after her mother died. The baby elephant refused to leave the mother’s body. It was always next to her and refused to leave.

“We sent a team of experts to investigate in the village. Baby elephants and another adult elephant were brought to the facility to be monitored in case they ingest poisonous corn,” said Sangduean Chailert, president of the Association for Conservation of Nature. elephant survival, said.

Pak Mae Mae and her mother used to live in an elephant farm serving tourists, but due to Covid-19, the mahout had to take them home due to loss of income. This man let the elephants roam around the village during the day. At night, the two elephants escaped and entered the corn plantation. Authorities took the mother elephant’s carcass away for an autopsy.

Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) is about 2 – 4 m long and weighs 3,000 – 5,000 kg. They have an average lifespan of 50-60 years. Elephant is the symbol animal of Thailand. An estimated 2,000 elephants live in the wild and 2,000 in captivity. In Thailand, elephant killers can be jailed for up to three years and fined $31.

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