It’s like a scene out of Dumbo.
As One Green Planet reports at three years old, Me-Bai the elephant was ripped from her mother’s side and sold into the Thai tourism industry. The poor young calf was subjected to what is called a “breaking” period and forced to give rides to paying customers day in and day out. She worked in a circus and elephant shows. This trauma and stress took a serious toll on Me-Bai’s well-being, and she eventually lost a lot of weight and became too weak to carry tourists.
Lucky for this young elephant, her owner took pity on her and retired her to Elephant Nature Park. She walked over 60 miles in two days to get there. Once she was released to Elephant Nature Park, Me-Bai’s new caretakers set out on a mission to find this little elephant’s mother. Within a matter of weeks, they located Mae Yum, Me-Bai’s mom, and set their glorious reunion into motion.
In this Inside Edition video, Mae Yum and Me-Bai are finally reunited! It had been three years since this mother/daughter pair had seen one another. The joy and love that they exude are sure to warm your heart, joining trunks and becoming inseparable.
The Elephant Nature Park is currently rehabilitating the two with the hopes that they can be returned to the wild, together. A big thank you to all the kind people at Elephant Nature Park who made this reunion possible! It truly is a happy ending.
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