I had an amazing experience at the Elephant Nature Park near Chang Mai. I went up to Chang Mai to visit my friend from Seattle, Hosannah, and really wanted to go see some elephants, as the elephant is a very lucky symbol in Thailand. This park is special because it is dedicated to help abused and hurt working elephants. This park has 32 elephants, 45 dogs and 18 cats. It was a very special time. We were able to feed the elephants, and go to the river and bathe them. They are a very caring animal, and there is even two elephants that became best friends upon arrival. One is blind, and she calls out to the other one when she is not sure where she is or if she needs help. The other elephant is never far away from her, and they have been this way for about 5 years. The blind elephant became blind after their trainer wanted her to move, so he poked her in the eyes with a stick that had a nail on the end of it whenever she would be out of line. It was such a wonderful experience, and I really want to go back to volunteer for a week.
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