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Always smiling…

  by Frank Felten – Mahout-Trainee at Elephantsworld in april 2016 As a child I always most enjoyed to be in nature and play with my dog. I love animals in general, watching them, connecting

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How much does an elephant eat in a day?

Elephants are megaherbivores. They eat up to 300 kilograms (5% to 10% of their body weight) of food each day. To meet their needs, they require 50,000 to 70,000 calories daily. Elephants also spend 16

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Thai New Year ceremony

Uncle, our most important member of the ElephantsWorld family, invited the volunteers for a special Songkran (Thai New Year) ceremony. Now we’re blessed for this year! Thank you so much! More background information about the

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Elephant research in Kanchanaburi

We work together with Mahidol University Kanchanaburi and Wild Life Hospital in Sayok. One of their students, Oraya Ketchaisti (21), came to ElephantsWorld to do research with our elephants. Oraya studies Conservation Biology at Mahidol

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Thai national elephant day 2015

Sabai Chang Thai! On March 13th, the office of the governor of Kanchanaburi opened the National Thai Elephants Day with a speech. The elephants received a lovely necklace and the day could begin! We celebrated

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Songkran 5 years at ElephantsWorld

UPDATE: Songkran passed away February 27th, 2015. Today is a special day, 5 years ago a very exhausted elephant arrived at ElephantsWorld. And now, 5 years after receiving special care at our place, Songkran is

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