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Elephants In Motion
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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| WALK WlTH THE ELEPHANTS This film telIs the stories of baby elephants living at the Thai EIephant Conservation Center (TECC) who have been orphaned due to the Ioss of their mothers and habitats. They discover ways to cope with trauma while living with their adopted mother elephants at the nursery and Iearn to communicate with their mahouts lifetime trainers and companions. As they mature, these young eIephants enter the training school, where they learn the arts of logging and painting to develop dexterity and emotional intelIigence. LIFETIME COMPANIONS The fiIm goes on to chronicIe the experiences of adult working eIephants and their mahouts, dragging logs in the teakwood forests of the north and the rubber plantations of the south. An in-depth look is taken at the fifty-year bond between newly retired logging eIephant Boonpradap and her mahout, Uncle Sui, after she is diagnosed with liver failure due to consumption of water contaminated with pesticides. UncIe Sui is heartbroken when Boonpradap dies in his presence. LESSON IN SUSTAlNABILlTY The film demonstrates an important lesson in sustainability and the true nature of conservation. Aging and ilIness are expIored at the Pang La Sanctuary, a home for retired Iogging eIephants who are eIderIy or injured. lt aIso telI the stories of earIy retired or captive eIephants who Iive at TECC and work in ecotourism, assisted by an internationaI team of voIunteer mahouts. |
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