Pattaya’s Nong Nooch Tropical Garden celebrated the arrival of twin baby elephants with an elaborate ceremony yesterday.

 

Kampol Tansajja, President of Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, and his management team led the event. They invited Phra Kru Silasarathikhun, Abbot of Khao Khanthamat Temple, and Phra Kru Kasem Kittisophon, Abbot of Samakkhi Banphot Temple, to oversee the proceedings within the sprawling 200-rai garden.

 

The ceremony began with a vibrant procession featuring graceful dancers and over 30 elephants, warmly welcoming the new calves, Plai Mitthuna and Pang Nong Joon. The abbots adorned the elephants with flowery garlands and marked their foreheads with white powder as part of the religious blessings.

 

Both Plai Mitthuna and Pang Nong Joon were born on the same day in June. They are reported to be in excellent health and are under the diligent care of the sanctuary’s specialised elephant keepers.

 

Nong Nooch Tropical Garden is currently home to 77 elephants. Pattaya News states it is the first elephant sanctuary in Thailand to receive certification for good practices from the Thai Department of Livestock and the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards.

 

By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Photo courtesy of Pattaya News

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-06-12

 

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why are they breeding elephants???

12 hours ago, kwilco said:

why are they breeding elephants???

Have you seen the size of the condoms?

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Kampol Tansajja, President of Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, and his management team led the event.

Such a sad sight to see, a majestic animal chained to a post for nothing more than tourists money.

14 hours ago, kwilco said:

why are they breeding elephants???

So the travesty of making money from tourism can continue... disgusting

wrong comment.

 

This is very strange, yesterday I saw this message in a newspaper in the Netherlands:

Ayutthaya - The keepers of the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace & Royal Kraal elephant park in Thailand were ecstatic as one of their elephants had given birth to twins. The joy soon turned to panic as the mother elephant suddenly started attacking one of her babies. An employee intervened, but was then injured herself.

 

Due to the fact that twins are rarely born to elephants, I wonder if they are the same elephant.

But then it was also worth mentioning that the elephant was initially aggressive.

They look very emaciated. 

Don't go to zoo's. The animals won't be any better off if you go and more likely to be set free if the zoo loses money.

17 hours ago, JimTripper said:

Don't go to zoo's. The animals won't be any better off if you go and more likely to be set free if the zoo loses money.

I get an impression the people who visit zoos in Thailand are persuaded to feed the animals at their expense......bananas for the elephants and monkeys, meat for tigers.