Incredible moment elephant rushes to rescue 'drowning' keeper caught on camera

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Incredible moment elephant rushes to rescue 'drowning' keeper caught on camera after pair formed 'inseparable bond'

BY MIRROR.CO.UK

 

The beautiful moment Kham Lha reaches Darrick to check he is OK

 

Trainer Darrick Thomson said he and Kham Lha have forged an “inseparable” bond since her arrival a year ago

 

CHIANG MAI: -- This incredible video shows the moment an elephant rushed to save her keeper who she thought was drowning.

 

Trainer Darrick Thomson said he and Kham Lha have forged an “inseparable bond" since her arrival at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai , in Thailand a year ago.

 

The video shows him swimming, and splashing about in the water.

 

Full story: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/incredible-moment-elephant-rushes-rescue-9057631

 

-- Mirror 2016-10-17

 

 

[canuckamuck]

Keeper pretends to be drowning, causing young elephant undue stress, could also be the headline.

[Thechook]

Seen that show a couple of times

[jak2002003]

That shows real love.  That Elephant Nature Park is very good and treats the elephants very well.  Its the only elephant place I have been too here where the elephants were really happy and enjoying their lives... no chains, shows or elephant rides. 

 

 

[Borzandy]

2 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

Keeper pretends to be drowning, causing young elephant undue stress, could also be the headline.

I agree, but if they didn't, how could they do a movie and selfies.

[Yann55]

1 hour ago, jak2002003 said:

That shows real love.  That Elephant Nature Park is very good and treats the elephants very well.  Its the only elephant place I have been too here where the elephants were really happy and enjoying their lives... no chains, shows or elephant rides. 

 

 

 

You're right, it's a great place. Not surprisingly, though, because this park was originally meant to be a rehabilitation/rescue center, so it's a vastly different approach from all the other parks, which are focused on making money.

 

Some of them do treat the elephants decently but many don't, and you only have to look at the animals to see the difference right away.

 

In Pattaya not long ago I went to a very famous tourist site where they keep a few elephants and was appalled by the condition of these animals. One had several large festering wounds, and the 'carers' obviously didn't give a damn.

[KhunSteven]

2 hours ago, Borzandy said:

I agree, but if they didn't, how could they do a movie and selfies.

 

.... or do cute stories to promote the Park.

[gdgbb]

A nonsensical story, as others have said just for publicity, by someone who indirectly claims to be psychic by knowing what an animal is thinking.

 

What happened was an elephant went into the water (something that elephants do all the time) and stood by it's trainer while the trainer moved under the animal for a photo, nothing else.

 

[gdgbb]

3 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

That shows real love. 

 

No, it doesn't show anything other than an elephant going into the water.

[gdgbb]

If I was able to understand an elephants "thoughts", as The Mirror apparently can, I would say that the elephant saw an opportunity to get it's own back on the bugger who has been "training" it and, when the trainer went under it's body, probably thought that it was successfully standing on him until he drowned.   That makes just as much sense.

[Tarteso]

Ohh ! Living in Chiang Mai 3 years and never seen before something like this. Nice one video.

[applepie16]

Humans - forever prone to anthropomorphism.

[Fookhaht]

33 minutes ago, applepie16 said:

Humans - forever prone to anthropomorphism.

And in this case, it helps assuage the guilt of a typical trainer who uses abusive methods to break the spirit of their charges.  Don't patronize establishments that give elephant rides, makes them paint, play sports, and do other sundry tricks.  The enslavement process to get them to that point is brutal.  

 

[dunroaming]

The Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai is the only elephant "sanctuary" that I would go to. I agree that these elephant camps are cruel and exploitative and I have always tried to dissuade people from visiting them

[yooyoo]

I dont think the keeper was drowning but it still shows you how wonderful elephants are.... we should take better care of them..

[jak2002003]

20 hours ago, Fookhaht said:

And in this case, it helps assuage the guilt of a typical trainer who uses abusive methods to break the spirit of their charges.  Don't patronize establishments that give elephant rides, makes them paint, play sports, and do other sundry tricks.  The enslavement process to get them to that point is brutal.  

 

Please research this elephant nature park before you make you comments.  At his place the elephants are not trained, do not do shows or perform tricks, don't paint pictures and don't carry people about on their backs. 

[Fookhaht]

7 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

Please research this elephant nature park before you make you comments.  At his place the elephants are not trained, do not do shows or perform tricks, don't paint pictures and don't carry people about on their backs. 

My apologies.  I was referring to the vast majority of elephant parks/shows in SE Asia which cater to tourists.  Glad to know of a small handful of such establishments that are doing it right.  

[Johnnyngai]

I like elephants because I do not farm for a living.   If I were a farmer, I would kill elephants as if they were rats.  

When I was a hungry little boy, I only thought of animals as food. 

[Gainsbourg]

On Monday, October 17, 2016 at 1:10 AM, canuckamuck said:

Keeper pretends to be drowning, causing young elephant undue stress, could also be the headline.

Or:

 

Young elephant runs into the water cuz keepers shouts the code for "I have FOOD buddy"...