Elephants and Tigers in Thailand!

Today we visited the Thai Elephant Conservation Center and the Tiger Kingdom here in Chiang Mai. It was quite an incredible day! The Elephant Conservation Center includes an elephant hospital and a training school and it helps to conserve and protect the Thai elephants from extinction. We were able to observe a few elephants being treated in the hospital, for example, one of them was 75 years old and had kidney disease. Then, we watched a show where the elephants themselves were painting pictures of elephants! We also got to ride the elephants which was a lot of fun. After the elephants, we went to the Tiger Kingdom where some of us got to pet the tigers! This was an unforgettable experience for sure. They also had newborn tiger cubs there that were only 1 month old, and they said this only happens about once a year. Being able to ride an elephant and pet a tiger made today one of my most memorable days here in Thailand.