A rare elephant round-up ritual is performed in Trat province to return a stray wild elephant to its natural habitat on July 21, 2010. Plai Thang, a bull elephant aged about 28 years, strayed from its wild herd in Chanthaburi into a local neighbourhood in Muang district of Trat on July 3. (Photos by Jakkrit Waewkraihong)

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22 JUL 2010

Rare ritual performed for elephant

A rare elephant round-up ritual is performed in Trat province to return a stray wild elephant to its natural habitat on July 21, 2010. Plai Thang, a bull elephant aged about 28 years, strayed from its wild herd in Chanthaburi into a local neighbourhood in Muang district of Trat on July 3. (Photos by Jakkrit Waewkraihong)

 
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Rare ritual performed for elephant
Rare ritual performed for elephant
Rare ritual performed for elephant
Rare ritual performed for elephant
Rare ritual performed for elephant
Rare ritual performed for elephant
Rare ritual performed for elephant
Rare ritual performed for elephant
Rare ritual performed for elephant
Rare ritual performed for elephant
Rare ritual performed for elephant