Dok Mai’s Birthday on Apr 6.
On April 6 was wonderful baby elephant Dokmai’s Birthday. She is 5 years old, now. Thank you to Mae Dok Ngern, her mother who brought us a wonderful baby elephant on 6th April 2013. Happy Birthday our “Queen of…
Doing what we can to keep our elephants happy and healthy
Mostly you see the playful antics and social activities of our elephants while they are out and about roaming around the ENP. But there is much more going on to benefit them behind the scenes. Two of our most important…
Rainy Season Mud Bath Mania
No puddle goes untouched!!!! If Dok Mai, Faa Mai and Yindee are not romping in the river, they are rolling in the mud!! Nothing is better than growing up with a 'sibling' who is almost your age and sharing fun…
A play date for our toddler trio!
What a wonderful scene to behold! Oh, the joy of watching this play unfold! From double trouble to triple trouble..... Who doesn't love a baby elephant wrestling match?? Not often are two and a half year old Navann, two year…
Keeping cool in the hot season
As it gets hotter and hotter, our elephants are spending more and more time in the river... and why not? Elephants love to float, splash and have fun! Let's see if you can name the eles in these pics... HINT:…
We are family !
The Faa Mai/Dok Mai family group is quite a special group of females. There is a real sense of contentment and peacefulness when they are left to explore on their own. To observe them is almost a meditation. It is…
Welcome to the (elephant) jungle
A new and long-awaited activity has finally begun here at Elephant Nature Park. The different social groups within our herd are taking turns going up to the jungle. The mountainside behind the mahout village is thick with the various jungle…
Baby Elephant Mama Auntie Drama!
Things have changed yet again since our last update highlighting the Navann auntie situation, the biggest change being that new baby elephant Dok Mai and mum, Dok Ngern, are now also out roaming free all day. As a result of this new development, the junior aunties Faa Mai, Tong Jaan and Faa Sai are much more focused on Dok Mai and rarely wandering over to see Navann.
Dok Mai plays with new aunties Faa Sai, Faa Mai and Tong Jaan
The role of the auntie to a baby elephant
At Elephant Nature Park, we are fortunate to have three sets of mothers and babies. Typically, motherhood ends in heartbreak in the captive elephant world so these unbroken bonds between mom and baby elephant are even more significant and cherished. It is well known that female elephants are incredibly maternal and nurturing calves comes as second nature.
Baby elephant Dok Mai: a photo essay of her first mud bath
On 23 May, our new baby elephant, Dok Mai, made her first ever trip to the mud pit with her mom, Dok Ngern. More photos to come soon! Enjoy!
