Elephants reunite with caregiver after 14 months in Thailand. Viral video has over 3 million views
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The man, identified as Save the Elephant Foundation Co-founder Derek Thompson, can be seen standing in a shallow water body as the elephants approach him.
Videos that show animals reuniting with their previous caretakers and embracing them are always delightful to watch. One such video of a herd of elephants coming back and greeting their caretaker at a sanctuary in Thailand has won the hearts of netizens. The video has now gone viral. Elephants reunite with their caretaker after 14 months..Sound on pic.twitter.com/wSlnqyuTca This is my friend Derek Thompson. He left his career as a Toronto firefighter to devote his life to caring for elephants. This is on the sanctuary in Thailand he and his wife Lek started. Two circus elephants reunited in retirement after 22 years apart... pic.twitter.com/ydOk8zyVbc I have the most intense feeling about elephants. Maybe they are superior in intelligence to humans. Just askin. Elephants inspire awe like nobody else on earth. He's from Elephant Nature Park, Thailand. There's a few videos on YT. This is my favourite oneLife goals...https://t.co/wObAEGrRN0 I know elephants can’t smile but those elephants are smiling. pic.twitter.com/Cv3mYMvbgw That’s so cool how they surround him, no doubt as protection.
Shared on Twitter by Buitengebieden, the video shows the herd of elephants walking towards their caretaker. The man, identified as Save the Elephant Foundation Co-founder Derek Thompson, can be seen standing in a shallow water body as the elephants approach him. As the clip goes on, the elephants greet and embrace Derek with their trunks and he pats them.
