World Elephant Day: Visit the world's first elephant hospital

This is the "Friends of Asian Elephant" Elephant Hospital (drone) taken in Southern Palace in Thailand on August 6.

August 12 is the 11th World Elephant Day.

The climate of the Southern Palace in northern Thailand is warm and humid, and the trees are lush. There are many Asian elephants inhabited here.The 66 -year -old Su Rida Savara founded the world's first elephant hospital, "Friends of Asian Elephant" in 1993.In the past 30 years, Su Rida and colleagues have cured more than 5,000 injuries.

Photo by Wang Teng, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

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