Elephants participated in a fruit and vegetable buffet as part of the annual National Elephant Day in Thailand on Sunday, March 13.
Despite the pandemic, the celebration continued in the Chon Buri and Surin provinces where hundreds of elephants feasted on a huge banquet of fruits and vegetables.
Being the largest mammals on Earth, elephants are considered sacred in Thailand as they are part of its culture and religion.
However, animal rights groups are still seeing cases of animal cruelty against the tusked mammals, which are subject to ongoing legislation for their protection.
National Elephant Day
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Thailand celebrated its National Elephant Day on Sunday at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in the Sattahip district of Chon Buri and at an elephant village in the Tha Tum district of Surin, according to the Bangkok Post.
Hundreds of elephants…
