Mahout

Working With Giants

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July 29th 2007
My placement in the hospital portion of the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) was possibly the portion of my trip that I was most looking forward to from the start. Without a doubt, it did not disappoint and I feel very lucky to have been able to work so closely with animals that are so impressive in both the magnitude of their physical size and their intelligence. Asian Elephants (being a ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more