Fatal parasitic disease 12 years ago… After several months of treatment
Hearing a familiar cry, approaching and meeting again
A Thai veterinarian who accidentally reunited with an elephant he healed 12 years ago. Photo = Patarapol Manion Facebook capture.
[아시아경제 김봉주 기자] When a wild elephant in Thailand meets again with a veterinarian who healed her 12 years ago, she immediately recognizes it and conveys her warmth.
According to a major foreign press on the 15th (local time), Patarapol Manion, a veterinarian of the National Parks and Wildlife Protection Agency (DNP) of Thailand, told Facebook on the 13th that he had reunited with the elephant he had treated in the past.
March 13, when the post was posted, is’Elephant Day’ in Thailand.
Patarapol heard the familiar cry of an elephant during a recent patrol.
As I approached the place where I could hear the sound, the elephant was a male elephant called’Fly Tang’, which he had treated in 2009.
Fly Tang, currently estimated to be 31 years old, was found in the woods of Rayong in southern Thailand at the time with trypanosomiasis, a deadly parasitic disease.
The elephant had a fever, had no appetite, and had swollen face, neck and stomach.
In addition, the eyes were inflamed, and there was even anemia, so life was critical.
The elephant was moved to Lampang in the northern part and treated by DNP veterinarians such as Paratapol.
A Thai veterinarian who accidentally reunited with an elephant he healed 12 years ago. Photo = Patarapol Manion Facebook capture.
Fortunately, the elephant’s condition began to improve, and after several months it returned to nature.
Paratapol said that after 12 years, he met’Fly Tang’ and carefully reached out his hand, but he also reached out his nose and touched my hand and answered’Coinsa’.
This image was photographed by an employee who was with him.
“Fly-Tang was ferocious because he was long in the wild,” Paratapol said, “but at first he was very weak because of his illness and took a while to get healed. He was very smart and knew how to take care of himself.”
“When we met again recently, we remembered and greeted each other. His actions clearly did not forget me. It was a very special moment.”
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