Thai elephant sanctuary finds gentler ways to care for these giants


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In Thailand, some mahouts who care for the giant animals are finding gentler ways to raise them. Photo: dpa

In Thailand, where there is a long tradition of using violence to tame elephants, some mahouts who care for the giant animals are finding gentler ways to raise them.

“The key is determining which ones are leaders and which are followers, ” says elephant conservationist Sangduen Chailert, explaining how to introduce elephants to new herds.

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