A herd of mighty elephants rush, trumpeting down a river, seemingly charging towards a man standing in the middle of the flowing water.
But these gentle giants seem delighted, not angry, as they splish-splash their way toward the man, who beckons them with loud calls, hands cupped around his mouth.
As they approach him, the elephants surround the man seemingly in an embrace, ears flapping and trunks raised.
This scene is from a video recently shared on Twitter with the caption, “Elephants reunite with their caretaker after 14 months.”
Their caretaker is Darrick Thomson, a former Toronto firefighter who has now dedicated his life to the conservation of elephants at a sanctuary in northern Thailand.
The video of Thomson has amassed millions of views on Twitter, with thousands of people thanking the original poster for sharing the video.
The sanctuary, located at the Elephant Nature…
