Elephant sanctuaries, like the Save Elephant Foundation in Thailand, provide the best support for rescued elephants.
Thank goodness for places like theirs.
They have such selfless people working there to make sure the rescued elephants live their best lives.
Sanctuaries like this make sure that there are enough free grounds for the elephants, enough food for them, and more than enough love to go around.
Having lived their lives full of abuse and in captivity, having all this space is like having a piece of heaven on earth for the elephants.
Normally, the weather is perfectly fine and the elephants have the freedom to roam or run around the green spaces.
Other times, the rain comes heavy.
And then there are times when the rains decide to pay a visit and there are floods everywhere.
There are terrible floods and then there are floods that are tolerable but still inconvenient.
And the staff and volunteers have to keep the elephants occupied while they wait out the floods.
The elephants will get restless. In such a state, who knows what they’ll do?
The staff and volunteers don’t know either if they’ll be able to get the elephants out of their predicament if anything goes wrong.
They need to distract the elephants.
One of the caretakers, Lek, decided to play a game of peekaboo with one of the young elephants, Thong Ae.
Thong Ae loves to run around the vast green spaces.
Well, of course, when you’re young and have all the energy in the world, you’ll definitely use it and burn it and repeat the process again and again.
When young humans and animals are not given the opportunity to use that energy, they become agitated with boredom and can cause more trouble than they should.
Young humans are easier to deal with when they create trouble.
Young elephants, not so much.
That’s why Lek decided she needed to distract Thong Ae from the flood happening around them.
The flood isn’t too high or strong, and they can still walk around and play.
There are lots of stone structures in the sanctuary that Lek can use to play peekaboo, which Thong Ae was so happy to play.
This particular structure was tall enough that Lek can still stand and hide without needing to crouch down and get too wet while playing.
Thong Ae is a smart elephant.
He knew how the game is played and had fun looking for Lek. And he didn’t just stay in one area.
He went around the stones to look for Lek.
“Lek has to be the most pure hearted woman on this planet, and just how cool she is, literally playing peekaboo with real heckin elephant! infinite love to this incredible lady and her elephants,” Eye Exist said when they watched the video.
When Thong Ae finally caught up to Lek, she celebrated the victory and gave him a big hug.
And you know what was so sweet about Thong Ae’s reaction?
He gave her a hug, too.
So sweet.
See Lek distract Thong Ae in the middle of a flood in the video below!
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