Elephants loving the mud bath in the hot season in Northern Thailand

Sat 01 Apr 23
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Elephants at Elephant Nature Park in Northern Thailand are free to roam the valley and immerse themselves in the Mae Taeng River and when it gets really uncomfortable in the hot season in Northern Thailand, they seek the cooling refuge of the mud bath.

In this short video captured by Darrick, we see Pookie just getting ready to enjoy a refreshing mud bath when Khamla calls the herd to attention.

Elephants have a deep loyalty to the call of others in their family.

Babies just love the mud at Elephant Nature Park Wildlife Sanctuary

Wild & boisterous rescued youngsters, born at Elephant Trekking Camps, are now growing up in the sanctuary of Elephant Nature Park.

Tue 02 Jan 24

Thai Koon relishes her time in the mud pit

Thai Koon takes the art of chilling to the next level in the sumptuous mud pit.

Wed 27 Dec 23

Mae Mai is busy this afternoon at her personal skin care clinic

Beautiful Mae Mai, appears incredibly relaxed, as she enjoys mixing water with the red earth to form the perfect skin lotion and tonic, to help shield her skin from the burning sun and irritating mosquitos.

Sat 09 Dec 23

Khamla’s Herd are Proud to Present SkyWalk at Elephant Nature Park

Today we see Khamla and her very tight knit herd, majestically walking through the SkyWalk Project. The herd are proudly showing us views of the meadow area where Khamla and her gentle giant friends, enjoy their daytime foraging.

Sat 11 Nov 23

Green Season Mud Spa Heaven at Elephant Nature Park

Green Season in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, brings happiness in many forms to elephants enjoying the sanctuary of Elephant Nature Park. In this video we see Jenny rolling, slipping & sliding in mud, lathering herself up and thoroughly enjoying a mud spa session. Whether alone or with friends, spa day is every day in the rainy season at Elephant Nature Park. Just look how exquisitely untroubled Jenny and ThongAe are in their mud spa heaven.

Thu 07 Sep 23

Elephant of the Week 21 August 2023: Khamla

Khamla is the beating heart of the largest family group at Elephant Nature Park. There are 9 elephants who foster her care and well-being, with a mother Mae Baitoey and 2 Nannies, always doting on her. She is a most fortunate young lady to have been rescued at the age of 4 and brought under the care of Save Elephant Foundation. Much has changed since her arrival in 2015 and to see her thrive inside such a wonderfully committed family group has been nothing short of inspiring.

Mon 21 Aug 23

A Recipe for satisfaction expertly demonstrated by DokNgern at Elephant Nature Park Sanctuary

A Recipe for satisfaction – Mud Therapy expertly demonstrated by DokNgern

The herd of Buathong, DokMai, ThongJan, and Dokngern enjoyed a mud bath after the rain today, relishing the effects of mud on their skin. Mud therapy is a source of great pleasure for elephants and the mud at Elephant Nature Park is apparently pretty good.

Sat 19 Aug 23

Khamla reacts to the poor air quality in Northern Thailand

Khamla is upset, and many of our elephants have been off their usual gentle demeanor for the last few days. It is suspected that it has something to do with our very poor air quality for the past week here in Northern Thailand.

Sun 02 Apr 23

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