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Home PROJECT PANDA Asian Elephant/endangered CHIANG MAI THAILAND…Lek sings to her baby elephant- video

Sandra Miller March 4, 2010 4 Comments

CHIANG MAI THAILAND…Lek sings to her baby elephant- video

IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED IN THIS MORNING’S EMAIL THAT THIS IMAGE I TOOK AT ELEPHANT NATURE PARK A FEW WEEKS AGO IS #332 IN FLICKR’S EXPLORE WHICH IS AMONG THE 500 PHOTOS CHOSEN  BY FLICKR STAFF AS THE MOST INTERESTING PHOTOS OUT OF THE GABILLION LOADED BY MEMBERS THAT DAY!!!

The photo I call “LEKS SONG” is of Sangduen “Lek” Chailert who is the founder of Elephant Nature Foundation in Chiang Mai Thailand.  This series of images were taken shortly after our orientation learning about how to navigate around the silent tippie toeing elephants as we enjoyed the rescue park for a full day of bathing , feeding, smooching and learning about these endangered beauties.

As a few others in our group of 10 were feeding some of the elephants (many more photos on the way) Gayle and I stood by the fencing to watch this scene in amazement.  Lek  slipped into the enclosure in silent  elephant style, then sat under one of the two new babies and started to sing a sweet song in Thai to him.  The song I chose for the video was not Lek but is a beautiful Hilltribe love song to highlight the mood of the day

I was mesmerized by this incredible human/elephant bond,  and  was lucky to have both my SLR and video camera on hand.  This video below tells the very short story in photos and film how touching this priceless moment in time was.  Lek and the baby were not 2 individual beings for those few minutes of bonding……..rather they were syncronized as ONE…moving in tandem…slowly to her sweet , soft song.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THIS VIDEO MUCH LARGER AND IN HIGH DEFINITION

or stay at the blog and click arrow below.  There is audio with this video..ENJOY

Filed Under: Asian Elephant/endangered, China-Thailand 2010, Cover Feature

Comments

  1. Patricia Norman says

    March 5, 2010 at 7:53 am

    Wonderful pictures. Last time I was there they had a cute baby that we got to pet Your trips bring back so many precious memories

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  2. Sandra MIller says

    March 6, 2010 at 6:43 pm

    Thank you Patricia!! When was the last time you were in Chiang Mai??

    Reply
  3. sneha says

    February 28, 2011 at 4:47 am

    Hello,

    Just wondered if any of these photos are available to purchase?

    Reply
  4. Sandra Miller says

    February 28, 2011 at 7:30 am

    Hello Sneha! Thanks so much for asking!! Yes, most of my photography is for sale. The photos that have Lek in them I would need permission to sell however. Just let me know which image(s) you are interested in.

    There is much more photography at my portfolio site to choose from. I am just setting this site and can assist with ordering for the time being until I get the store portion sorted out
    http://graffitimagery.com

    Reply

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